Mars May Have Far More Water Than We Thought

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  594 words  |  Patria Henriques

Time was, Earth may not have been the solar system’s only garden planet. For its first billion or so years, Mars was partly covered in water, as dry ocean basins and riverbeds on its surface now attest. But three billion years ago the planet lost its magnetic field, possibly due to a cooling of its core, allowing the solar wind to strip away its atmosphere. This, so the thinking went, caused the water to evaporate into space. [Read More]

National Affairs: Pied Piper | TIME

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  210 words  |  Billy Koelling

TIME January 19, 1959 12:00 AM GMT-5 “I was becoming a prisoner,” said 23-year-old Ronald Jacobowitz, manager of a Detroit dance studio, “a prisoner of that ridiculous machine,” and he pointed at his television set. His mustache aquiver, Brooklyn-born Jacobowitz added: “I decided to go somewhere where I could be my own man.” Jacobowitz made his decision a few months ago: he would quit nerve-jangling Detroit (pop. 1,910,200), take his wife and child north to live the unadorned homesteader’s life near Moose Pass (pop. [Read More]

Neil Diamond (Singer-songwriter) - On This Day

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  337 words  |  Martina Birk

Profession: Singer-songwriter Biography: American singer-songwriter with a career that began in the 1960s. His early success came as a songwriter, when his songs "I'm A Believer" and "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" became hits for the Monkees. Eventually he was able to release his own recordings, and developed a following as a dynamic live performer. He has sold over 125 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. [Read More]

Netflix producer accuses Hollywood mogul of persistent sexual assault

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  60 words  |  Patria Henriques

Alexandra Canosa, an associate producer of "Marco Polo", had initially filed a $10 million suit in December, and this week amended it to further detail her allegations against the 66-year-old father of five.

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North Carolina, Mississippi Bathroom Bills: Right to Be Me

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  903 words  |  Tandra Barner

I hate using public restrooms. Airports and rest stops are my least favorite. I avoid locker rooms whenever possible. But really every restroom is bad. In fact, it happened to me just the other day in my fancy office building in New York City. I was at the sink, washing my hands, when a woman walked into the restroom and did a double take, first looking at me and then looking back at the sign on the still-open door of the restroom. [Read More]

OIL: Amerada's New Find | TIME

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  253 words  |  Martina Birk

TIME September 8, 1952 12:00 AM GMT-4 Oilmen acknowledge Alfred Jacobsen, Amerada Petroleum’s president, as king of the explorers. After others had vainly scouted the Williston Basin since the early ’20s, Jacobsen last year sank the well that tapped one of the country’s richest oil pools. But shrewd Oilman Jacobsen did not rest on the triumph; he already had his seismograph crews roaming north west Alberta in a hunt for new treasure. [Read More]

Portable teases a diss track for viral content creator Saida Boj

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  258 words  |  Martina Birk

Saida Boj made the news after she first appeared on Pulse Hot Takes where she made polarising statements such as only weak men do 50/50 in a relationship. She also recently went viral after appearing on the Honest Bunch Podcast where she made controversial statements like a man has to spend 20 million naira in the first week to show his seriousness. ADVERTISEMENT Following Saida Boj's viral appearance on the Honest Bunch Podcast, Portable recorded himself speaking about her on his Instagram live session. [Read More]

Rapper makes you want to blame music for Lagos' drug crisis

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  849 words  |  Billy Koelling

The details of Cole’s set will be talked about for a long time. As I type this, I wonder if I’ll get my voice back before he gets on his plane to New York. But there are more important things for the purpose of this piece. ADVERTISEMENT Prior to the release of the album, J.Cole had said the acronym stands for three things: “Kill Our Demons”, “King Overdosed” and “Kids on Drugs”. [Read More]

REVIEW: Kizz Daniel - Barnabas EP

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  683 words  |  Patria Henriques

From the perspective of an observer, it also felt like there was no expectation for Daniel’s music - ‘King of Love’ simply didn’t hit the right channels. Even those who listened complained about Daniels’ tendency to fall into a tiring template. They also complained about his familiar approach to music and his plateauing sound - which felt like an exaggeration. So far in 2021, he has released three buzz-worthy singles, ‘Currently,’ ‘Flex’ and the chart-topping ‘Lie. [Read More]

Spill Is A New Black-Owned Twitter Alternative: What to Know

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  698 words  |  Tandra Barner

After Elon Musk announced a temporary reading limit on Twitter recently, users are searching for new platforms to engage with—one the latest of those being the new Black-owned social media app, Spill. The goal of the new app, which launched in mid-June, is to become “the de facto platform to discover and discuss culture worldwide,” according to the app’s Apple Store description. Users can post their thoughts along with gifs and photos on the app. [Read More]