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Brendan Fraser on His Comeback, Disappearance, and the Experience that Nearly Ended His Career

Brendan Fraser on His Comeback, Disappearance, and the Experience that Nearly Ended His Career GQ's Zach Baron reports on the stupendous rise and surprising disappearance of the once ubiquitous movie star.

Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze

Apple Maps vs. Google Maps vs. Waze Which navigation app estimates the shortest travel time? How does each app over/underestimate travel times? And which navigation app actually gets you to your destination most quickly?

Why Aren’t Businesses Doing More to Save American Manufacturing?

Why Aren’t Businesses Doing More to Save American Manufacturing? But will businesses make the choice to try and save it?

Do You Believe Her Now?

Do You Believe Her Now? With new evidence that Clarence Thomas lied to get onto the Supreme Court, it's time to talk seriously about impeachment.

Florida School Shooting Survivors Will Lead Nationwide Demonstration

Florida School Shooting Survivors Will Lead Nationwide Demonstration The teens say the "March For Our Lives" gun-control demonstration will take place on March 24 in every American city.

The Struggle To Respond To Mass Tragedies

The Struggle To Respond To Mass Tragedies In the wake of the Florida shooting, a crisis counselor explains how she helps survivors cope.

Polish Jews Stunned, Scared by Eruption of Anti-Semitism

Matylda Jonas-Kowalik has spent most of her 22 years secure in the belief that she would never know the discrimination, persecution or violence that killed or traumatized generations of Polish Jews before her. But an eruption of anti-Semitic comments in public debates amid a diplomatic dispute with Israel over a new Holocaust speech law has caused to her to rethink that certainty. from CBNNews.com http://ift.tt/2HqiG6Q

Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity

Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity One woman’s account of clandestine meetings, financial transactions, and legal pacts designed to hide an extramarital affair.

Survivor Of Florida Shooting Pleads To Congress: 'We're Children, You Guys Are The Adults... Take Some Action'

Survivor Of Florida Shooting Pleads To Congress: 'We're Children, You Guys Are The Adults... Take Some Action' "Work together, come over your politics, and get something done."

Timothée Chalamet Is a Once-in-a-Generation Talent

Timothée Chalamet Is a Once-in-a-Generation Talent Timothée Chalamet, star of "Call Me By Your Name," is having his first big moment in a career that'll be filled with many. And he's determined not to screw it up.

Google and Uber Went to War Over Almost Nothing Because They Think the Race for Self-Driving Cars Is About Everything

Google and Uber Went to War Over Almost Nothing Because They Think the Race for Self-Driving Cars Is About Everything The two companies think the race for self-driving cars is everything, and the key to winning is having the best tech possible.

Inside Facebook's Two Years of Hell

Inside Facebook's Two Years of Hell How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all.

The car of the future is taking shape—and it will know how we feel about it

The car of the future is taking shape—and it will know how we feel about it Love it or hate it, CES is where you see the future of the automobile.

Trump Blocks Release Of Memo Rebutting Republican Claims

Trump Blocks Release Of Memo Rebutting Republican Claims President Trump blocked the release of a classified Democratic memo, setting up a potential showdown with Congress over the fate of its contents.

Welcome to the Post-Text Future

Welcome to the Post-Text Future The New York Times devotes a lot of words to how we're no longer going to be reading online.

Why Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Need to Be Disrupted

Why Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Need to Be Disrupted We love our nifty phones and just-a-click-away services, but these behemoths enjoy unfettered economic domination and horde riches on a scale not seen since the monopolies of the gilded age. The only logical conclusion? We must bust up big tech.

Donald Glover Has Always Been Ten Steps Ahead

Donald Glover Has Always Been Ten Steps Ahead Right now everyone in Hollywood wishes they were Donald Glover.

This is how the world’s most covetable cameras get made

This is how the world’s most covetable cameras get made Every one of Hasselblad's frightfully expensive X1D cameras comes stamped with a "Handmade in Sweden" inscription, and I was curious to find out just how well-earned that tagline is.

Netflix Just Announced 'The Cloverfield Paradox' Is Premiering Tonight

Netflix Just Announced 'The Cloverfield Paradox' Is Premiering Tonight The third movie in the "Cloverfield" anthology (and maybe prequel to the first?) made its debut on Netflix right after the Super Bowl.

The Comic-Strip Heroine I'll Never Forget

The Comic-Strip Heroine I'll Never Forget Modesty Blaise was something like Wonder Woman meets James Bond — but she was so much more, too.