by Kristin Palpini | Nov 9, 2015 | Articles, Between the Lines, News
So far in 2015, 965 people have been killed by U.S. police. A disproportionate number of those people are black, Hispanic or Latino; almost all are male. The causes of the deaths range from being shot by police to being hit by a police vehicle to dying — somehow — in...
by Chuck Shepherd | Sep 14, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
The Federal Aviation Administration recently granted — likely for the first time ever — an application to fly a paper airplane. Prominent drone advocate Peter Sachs had applied to conduct commercial aerial photography with his “aircraft,” a Tailor Toys model with a...
by Chuck Shepherd | Aug 19, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
“The worshipful treatment of pets may be the thing that unites all Americans,” wrote an Atlantic Magazine blogger in July, describing the luxury terminal for animals under construction at New York’s JFK airport. The ARK will offer shower stalls for traveling horses,...
by Advocate Staff | Aug 19, 2015 | Astrology, Wellness
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’d probably prefer to stay in the romantic, carefree state of mind. But from what I can tell, you’re ripe for a new phase of your long-term cycle. Your freestyle rambles and jaunty adventures should now make way for careful introspection...
by Chuck Shepherd | Aug 4, 2015 | News, News of the Weird
Among the health and fitness apps for computers and smartphones are sex-tracking programs to document the variety of acts and positions, degrees of frenzy and lengths of sessions (via an on-bed motion detector) — and menstrual trackers aimed at males (to help judge...