August 23, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.On Monday, an Australian news site named—this is not a joke—Crikey took out an ad in the New York Times imploring Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch to sue it.So he did.Yesterday, Murdoch against Crikey over an article that called the Murdochs the “unindicted co-conspirators” in former President Trump’s attack on democracy and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. The article didn’t mention Lachlan by name (or his father, the media...…August 23, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.On Monday, an Australian news site named—this is not a joke—Crikey took out an ad in the New York Times imploring Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch to sue it.So he did.Yesterday, Murdoch against Crikey over an article that called the Murdochs the “unindicted co-conspirators” in former President Trump’s attack on democracy and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. The article didn’t mention Lachlan by name (or his father, the media...WW…

August 21, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.As droughts stalk the globe, drying rivers and watersheds have cargo flows in Europe, led Tesla and other manufacturers to suspend production in China, and forced American farmers to cut back on water use.But shrinking water levels have also unearthed remarkable artifacts that were thought to have been lost to history.Perhaps the most ominous findings are the “” etched along the banks of central Europe’s rivers. These inscriptions date...…August 21, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.As droughts stalk the globe, drying rivers and watersheds have cargo flows in Europe, led Tesla and other manufacturers to suspend production in China, and forced American farmers to cut back on water use.But shrinking water levels have also unearthed remarkable artifacts that were thought to have been lost to history.Perhaps the most ominous findings are the “” etched along the banks of central Europe’s rivers. These inscriptions date...WW…

August 21, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.As the war in Ukraine reaches its six-month mark this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia “may try to do something particularly nasty.”That’s because a) Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day on Wednesday and b) on Saturday, the daughter of a prominent Putin ally was in a suspected car bombing near Moscow.Daria Dugina, the victim of the attack, was a journalist who had been sanctioned by the US and the UK in March...…August 21, 2022Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.As the war in Ukraine reaches its six-month mark this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia “may try to do something particularly nasty.”That’s because a) Ukraine celebrates its Independence Day on Wednesday and b) on Saturday, the daughter of a prominent Putin ally was in a suspected car bombing near Moscow.Daria Dugina, the victim of the attack, was a journalist who had been sanctioned by the US and the UK in March...WW…

December 13, 2021Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.A series of tornadoes in Kentucky and other Midwestern states on Friday night. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said more than 80 people were killed in his state, but expected the death toll to rise to over 100. It is the deadliest tornado event in the state’s history, Beshear said.Twisters are rare for December, but atypical hot and humid weather contributed to a storm cluster.Factories where workers were busy prepping products ahead of...…December 13, 2021Become smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.A series of tornadoes in Kentucky and other Midwestern states on Friday night. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said more than 80 people were killed in his state, but expected the death toll to rise to over 100. It is the deadliest tornado event in the state’s history, Beshear said.Twisters are rare for December, but atypical hot and humid weather contributed to a storm cluster.Factories where workers were busy prepping products ahead of...WW…