“Too Big To Fail” has never been applied to a besieged nation torn apart by sectarian factions, but let’s try it here: Afghanistan’s government recently asked the US for a $537 million bailout to pay its bills, and they’d like it within the next “five to six” days. “We hope they will pay for us, and we are asking at …

San Francisco drag queens are sparring with Facebook over its policy requiring people to use their real names, rather than drag names such as Pollo Del Mar and Heklina. But the world’s biggest social network is not budging from its rules. In recent weeks, Facebook has been deleting the profiles of self-described drag queens and other performers who use stage …

In a press release Sunday, LAPD said officers were responding to a radio call of “indecent exposure”. A “concerned citizen” had called police to report “that a male and a female were involved in indecent exposure inside a Silver Mercedes with the vehicle door open,” the press release states. After authorities questioned actress Daniele Watts and her boyfriend, Brian James …

A 17-year-old Missouri teen was put in a medically-induced coma for brain injuries received during a struggle with a police officer. Witnesses allege that Bryce Masters’ head hit the pavement after he was handcuffed and dropped on the ground by Officer Tim Runnels. Masters was pulled over by police Sunday afternoon, due to a warrant for a woman associated with …

Last week, a gay couple was walking in the Center City district of Philadelphia when they were approached by a group of about a dozen men and women—all white, well-dressed, and in their early 20s. “What is this your fucking boyfriend?” said a man in the group. “Yes this is my fucking boyfriend,” replied the 26-year-old man in the relationship. …

We know that sitting all day is killing us, and that we should take regular standing and walking breaks. If you want to get away from your desk but still stay productive, consider some “walking tasks”. This Graphic Explains All the Health Hazards of Sitting for Too Long By now, you already know that prolonged sitting is bad for your …

Stephen Hawking seems to have turned into the man with the sandwich board that says: “The end is nigh.” Not only has he warned us that aliens might destroy us, but he’s also been worrying that artificial intelligence might do the same. Now he’s perceiving a threat that might not merely put an end to Earth, but to the whole …