“This wouldn’t have happened if Steve Jobs were around” is one of the most overused insults that even fans will hurl at Apple CEO Tim Cook when he does something they don’t like. Fact is, you can appl
President Obama (here in 1980) Lisa Jack/ Getty Images There are a lot of tough aspects to being President. But there are some perks too. Meeting extraordinary people across the country. Holding an of
I went backstage at the biggest political show on earth- and found America telling stories about itself. Published in Welcome to the Scream Room · 8 min read · Jul 28, 2016 -- Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Imag
SR’s Fab 5 is a collection of inside scoop, analysis and insight from yours truly, PewterReport.com publisher and Bucs beat writer Scott Reynolds. Here are a few things that caught my attention this w
Gabby Giffords and Mark Kelly at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Alex Wong/Getty Images Democrats are no longer afraid of guns. After several election cycles in which Democrats rarely pushed
Michael Bloomberg, a brand-name billionaire far wealthier than Donald Trump, a famously independent voter who derides both the Democratic and Republican parties, endorsed Hillary Clinton on Wednesday
President Obama at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday night. Alex Wong/Getty Images On Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, President Oba
This is part 1 of a 3-part series. Here’s part 2 and part 3 . There’s a belief that the hand (pointer) cursor means clickable, but this is wrong and potentially problematic. The hand does not mean cli
Over the last year there has been a recurrent refrain about the seeming bromance between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. More seriously, but relatedly, many believe Trump is an admi
Anna Lunoe has just stepped off an international flight when I connect with her. She's confident and friendly — with perhaps a pinch of mischievousness thrown in. She's also the DJ who created Hyperho
10 min read · Jul 23, 2016 -- La Peste di Firenze It seems we’re entering another of those stupid seasons humans impose on themselves at fairly regular intervals. I am sketching out here opinions base
Protesters listen during a rally against police brutality in McKinney, Texas, June 2015. (Reuters / Mike Stone / File photo) In the wake of Baton Rouge, Dallas, and St. Paul, our nation is once again
Photo by John Moore/Getty Images Being president of the United States is hard work. It’s important work, and Donald Trump has proven time and again he’s much too lazy to do the job. Not too lazy in th
Getty Images Donald Trump has spent the week trying to convince the American public he’s fit to lead. In covering Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert is sending a similar message: I’ve got this. Colbert’s i
DONALD J. TRUMP, until now a Republican problem, this week became a challenge the nation must confront and overcome. The real estate tycoon is uniquely unqualified to serve as president, in experience
Ladies and gentlemen, your ticket. Alex Wong/Getty Images Dylan Matthews is a senior correspondent and head writer for Vox's Future Perfect section and has worked at Vox since 2014. He is particularly
The first master plan that I wrote 10 years ago is now in the final stages of completion. It wasn't all that complicated and basically consisted of: Create a low volume car, which would necessarily be
The original Netflix series Stranger Things , which released its entire first season on Friday, is a welcome summer diversion that combines sci-fi, mystery/thriller and horror with a totally ‘80s vibe
Analysis by Harry Enten . Research by David Nield . Legend has it that after leveling Carthage in the Third Punic War, Roman army generals ordered that the city’s fields be sown with salt so that they
When Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence was a talk radio show host in Indiana, he wrote an op-ed declaring the film Mulan was an attempt by some "mischievous liberal" at Disney to influence the de
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images I do not know how to explain what I just watched. It should be easy. Donald Trump introduced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate. There it is. One sentence.
Reporting from Bethesda, Md. — In early April, experts at a military lab outside Washington intensified their search for evidence that a dangerous new biological threat had penetrated the nation’s bor
When he’s choosing your music for you, Carl Chery, 37, is in Culver City, California, sitting at his desk in an office with no signage, trying to decide whether Drake and Future’s “Jumpman” (jumpman,
In an age saturated by data and opinion polls, most people know, surely, not to take the results of any one survey too seriously. There are rogue polls that use unreliable methods, statistical outlier
On any given day, in any police department in the nation, 15 percent of officers will do the right thing no matter what is happening. Fifteen percent of officers will abuse their authority at every op
SalesLoft joined the Village the day it opened in January of 2013 in a pre-construction office with Founder Kyle Porter , 3 employees, and $0 in revenue. Since that day, they've grown to 95+ employees
This past weekend, George Will revealed that he had formally disaffiliated himself from the Republican Party, switching his Maryland voter registration to independent. On Fox News Sunday, the conserva
I t’s a bright spring day in New York , with sunlight dancing on the East River and robins singing Broadway tunes. I’m walking along the sea wall on the Lower East Side of Manhattan with Daniel Zarril
He Appears Trump’s energy flows out of him, as if channelled in thousands of micro wires, and enters the minds of his followers. Illustration by Seymour Chwast Trump is wearing the red baseball cap, o
While the popular press talks of stress as a negative to be avoided, seasoned managers know better. If you’re trying to drum up new business, get a customer’s order out on time, or hit your numbers fo
Drake’s “Hotline Bling” video, Taylor Swift’s tour movie and the Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” have something in common: They’ve all been funded by Apple . The world’s most valuable company has thrown
Ringer illustration In the Internet Age, monoculture is unachievable. But there remain a few things that we can all agree on. The Ringer is looking at this rarefied group all week. These are our Unde
The Preston Bus Station, built in 1969 in Lancashire, England, is known for its Brutalist architecture. Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Aja Romano writes about pop culture, media, and ethics
I’ve written some in the past about how the predominant suburban design in the US is among the worst features of life here—viewed from the perspective of a European immigrant like me, at any rate. Far
Kenny Yin Jun 19, 2016 Apple’s updated Photos app recognizes thousands of objects, scenes and facial expressions. This is not documented anywhere and is subject to change. Nonetheless, I took the liberty to jot some of these down. Next time when testing, you would have a better idea which keywords…
Table of contents Tonight, Donald Trump will take the stage at the Republican National Convention and officially accept the party's nomination for president. It won't be his first time in the spotligh
Posted on June 12, 2016 Posted by John Scalzi A man goes into an immigration services center in Binghamton New York, blocks the exit in the back with his car, goes through the front door with handguns
A Pistol for Every Bar Stool The nation hasn’t exactly joined hands in a united response to the Orlando massacre. But since this terrible mass shooting happened in one of the most weapons-friendly pla
WWDC keynoting and Tim Cook didn't mention a new file system once?"/> Two hours or so of WWDC keynoting and Tim Cook didn't mention a new file system once? Andrew Cunningham This article was originall
This year's WWDC felt different. While Apple's annual developer conference still showcased the company's software strategy for the coming year, last week's keynote also contained an unusual number of
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