Hitting the Books: Uncovering ancient civilizations with a plane and a prayer

The early days of archaeology involved immense amounts of backbreaking work just to find sites at which to dig. In the time before GPS and satellite imagery, locating the ruins of ancient towns and villages was akin to finding a needle in a haystack…

'I'm Scared': Study Links Cancer Alley Air Pollution to Higher Death Rates From Covid-19

Louisiana is starting to reopen on Friday, but that doesn’t mean much to 66-year-old Myrtle Felton. She lives in St. James Parish in the southeastern portion of the state where there’s not much business at all except the refineries and chemical plants that surround her home.

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Saturday's Best Deals: Joker, Soulcalibur IV, Short-Sleeve Button-Ups, and More

A dress sale at Express, a copy of Soulcalibur VI and the season pass, short-sleeve button-ups at JACHS NY, a sale on One-Punch Man manga, and more rise to the top of Saturday’s best deals.

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Samsung XR apps will gradually shut down over the next few months

In a notice on its website this week, Samsung revealed that it will slowly shut down its Samsung XR apps over the next few months, ultimately shuttering them in late September. Some changes have already taken place — the 360-degree videos are no longer available, for example, and users can no longer purchase premium videos. The company has also suspended … Continue reading

My Son Lost His Birthday Party To COVID-19. What Happened Next Blew Me Away.

“It was a reminder that we all need community, now more than ever.”

The Morning After: Another new 'Star Trek' show is coming to CBS All Access

It’s Saturday morning, so we’re looking back at significant stories from Friday and throughout the last week, and just like yesterday’s email, a big acquisition has me wondering about the future. On Thursday it was Apple snapping up NextVR, and on Fr…

Celebrity Culture Will Never Be The Same

From Instagram to TikTok, our new pop culture demands stars be both accessible and vulnerable online amid the pandemic.

On A Tiny Chesapeake Bay Island, Fear That COVID-19 Could Deal It A Final Blow

Climate change threatens to wipe isolated Tangier Island off the map. The coronavirus adds new peril to its existence.

Conservative Columnist Imagines How WWII Would Have Gone If FDR Had Been ‘Trumpy’

“If FDR had taken Trump’s approach, this column would be in German,” wrote Max Boot in his searing critique.

Konami TurboGrafx-16 Mini console finally gets a shipping date

The previously announced and then delayed TurboGrafx-16 Mini console from Konami finally has a shipping date, at least for people who preordered the device in the United States. The company revealed the shipping date in a tweet on Friday, explaining that it still doesn’t have availability information for the European variant called the CoreGrafx Mini. The TurboGrafx-16 Mini is a … Continue reading