It was 1º F in New York City on Friday—one frigging degree. That’s a keep-the-penny, why-bother, rounding error on the Fahrenheit scale. Convert it to Centigrade and it gets even worse, a brisk -17.22º, which may help explain why America never went metric.
But cold weather isn’t so bad. OK, it is, but here are seven things to like about the current deep freeze:
Less crime!
Criminals may be fools but they’re not stupid. Read More...
Taylor Swift has released her 10th album "Midnights," and with it, the song (and music video!) "Anti-Hero." What is the song's meaning? Let's look.
Musical superstar Taylor Swift has finally released her 10th studio album "Midnights." Now that the full album has been released, fans are talking about all the tracks individually, as well as their meanings. What is the meaning of Track 3, "Anti-Hero"? In addition to her album, Taylor also released a music video for the song to further inform fans of its meaning. Read More...
This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center
The wheels are still attached to the house trailer that Pamela Rush calls home, but the 49-year-old mother of two is trapped. A lifelong resident of Lowndes County, Alabama, she lives off disability checks, struggling to pay the bills on a ninth-grade education. It’s hard to attribute her situation to any one cause—she was born in one of the poorest counties in one of the poorest states and, like the rest of the county’s mostly African-American population, she wrestles with the legacy of slavery and systemized discrimination. Read More...
