The main pillars of the founding narrative have fallen on hard times. Today, its meaning is up for grabsWriting during the carnage of the first world war, the iconoclast intellectual Randolph Bourne described the American revolutionary inheritance as a squalid marriage between the town capitalist and plantation patriarch. Glittering generalities of freedom and democracy, Bourne […]
Column | What a gastroenterologist wants you to know about bidets – The Washington Post
Column | What a gastroenterologist wants you to know about bidets The Washington Postsource
Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely – but will Greyhounds ever be cool again? – The Guardian
For most Americans, riding a bus means abandoning expectations of basic dignity – but with an increase in ridership, that could change“It’s a grueling experience,” Greyhound bus enthusiast Miles Taylor explains. “You’re not treated very well. Everyone is yelling at you the entire time. When the bus is late, they blame you for it, like […]
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks – AP News
Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks AP Newssource
Comcast to split into two companies, spin off NBCUniversal and Sky – NBC News
Comcast to split into two companies, spin off NBCUniversal and Sky NBC News Comcast says it will spin off NBCUniversal CNN Comcast soars 23% after announcing it will spin off media and tech wings into separate public companies CNBC Comcast Announces Plans to Separate Media and Technology Businesses into Two Leading Public Companies Comcast Corporation Comcast says it plans […]