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Vera Rubin, the astrophysicist responsible for confirming the first existence of dark matter, died on Sunday night at the age of 88. Carnegie Institution president Matthew Scott called Rubin “a national treasure as an accomplished astronomer and a wonderful role model for young scientists” in a press release confirming the scientist’s death. For Vera Rubin,…
Trump supporters at a rally in Iowa last January. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times Knoxville, Iowa — One recent morning, I sat near two young men at a coffee shop here whom I’ve known since they were little boys. Now about 18, they pushed away from the table, and one said: “Let’s…
Image: Alex Cranz/Gizmodo Yesterday, Apple finally revealed a new MacBook Pro, a full 527 days after the last refresh. The Touch Bar was fancy and bright; the gorgeous display wowed eye sockets; and the price made my wallet pucker. But there was also a conundrum. It took Apple a year and a half to update…
Imagine someone accusing you of a crime so ridiculous that the crime itself isn’t a real thing, like “French-kissing a pink elephant while enjoying free healthcare and a living wage.” And before you can even figure out how to mount a reasonable defense, you and a dozen other people in your community are dead, swinging…
The trailer for Logan came out a few days ago, and while most X-Men movies compete over the trophy for “Most Chunks Of Metal Tossed,” this one seems to be about a sad, lonely mutant trying to find a purpose in a shitty lonely world while some metal is tossed. It stars Hugh Jackman, who…
Despite Oliver’s popularity, there are still a lot of people who don’t know who he is. John Oliver’s weekly HBO news show, Last Week Tonight, has been lauded — often using hyperbolic language — for its ability to unpack dense, sometimes esoteric political, judicial, and social topics and explain the stakes of said topic in relation…
Adblockalypse! We created Recurrency to help creators of all kinds — podcasters, artists, authors, musicians — get paid to do what they love and there is no bigger threat to those content creators today than ad blocking. What is the Adblockalypse? “Adblockalypse” is the end of days for publishers and advertisers. Once it arrives, content creators on…
I didn’t know Carrie that well. I really don’t want this to come off like one of those bullshit celebrity death social media posts. I didn’t even like the original Star Wars. But I knew Carrie through my father. She was one of his best friends for as long as I can remember. And she…
Robert Leo Hulseman. He’s the man who invented the red Solo cup, staple at every party ever. He died last week at age 84. The Solo Cup Company was the family business — Hulseman’s dad started it in 1936 — and Hulseman started working in the company factory when he was 18, according to his…
More than 1,000 times a minute, someone bites into what has been described as a wet envelope of cat food—and keeps eating. Jack in the Box is known to most of the country for its hamburgers and bigheaded mascot. But for many of its devotees, the magic of the fast-food chain lies in its interpretation…