In Utah, the Knights of Crystal Blade – a radical, fundamentalist Mormon offshoot – is under investigation for the abduction and assault of underage child brides.Authorities have charged Robert Shane Rowe – a man from California who was allegedly promised a child bride – with one count of child sodomy.Last …
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Rebecca Corry, the comedian, writer and actress who was one of several women to accuse Louis C.K. of sexual misconduct, discussed her decision to speak out and the ways victims of abuse continue to be dismissed even in the #MeToo era. “It’s hell making the decision to speak out, and …
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On July 1st, 2017, Nevada became the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana. Since then, plenty of places have cropped up where tourists and locals alike can procure pot – the problem is, there aren’t many places to legally smoke it. Adults over the age of 21 can buy up …
Read More »George R. R. Martin Preps 'Game of Thrones' Early History Book
George R. R. Martin disappointed impatient fans on Wednesday, revealing that TheWinds of Winter, the long-awaited sixth installment of his A Song of Ice and Fire series, will not be out in 2018. But the sci-fi author softened the blow by announcing Fire & Blood, which details the “monumental history …
Read More »Stephen Hawking: How an Astrophysicist Became a Global Pop-Culture Icon
For all his theories about the cosmos, Stephen Hawking may be remembered as much for his assessment of Homer Simpson’s “donut-shaped universe” as his groundbreaking work on the nature of time and existence of parallel dimensions – and that’s just one of Hawking’s many contributions to a surprisingly robust comedic …
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