By Jimmy Jung Warning: Spoilers ahead By summer blockbuster standards, Top Gun: Maverick already ranks as an undisputed masterpiece. Critics and audiences adore the film, as do the Hollywood execs at Paramount, who’ve got missile lock on a coveted one …
Watch the Slowest Pitch Ever Hit For a Home Run in MLB History
By Tobias Carroll It’s been an interesting couple of weeks when it comes to the Chicago Cubs and remarkably slow pitches. Last month, shortstop Andrelton Simmons filled in on the mound and set a Major League Baseball record for the slowest pitch ever t…
Two NASA Weather Satellites Failed to Reach Orbit
By Tobias Carroll At a time when climate change has had a dramatic effect on the planet’s weather, any means by which we can learn more about conditions around the globe can have a substantial effect. Being able to better predict hurricanes or droughts…
It Sure Sounds Like Charlie Rose is Working On a Comeback
By Tobias Carroll When the #MeToo movement first became nationally prominent several years ago, it wasn’t entirely clear how it would affect the professional landscape. Now, things have become more clear; some once-prominent men have all but vanished f…
The Rolling Stones Just Covered The Beatles in Liverpool
By Tobias Carroll According to a recent report in Ultimate Classic Rock, the Rolling Stones just played their first show in Liverpool in around 50 years. Evidently, the group felt that the moment was right for a grand gesture — in this case, playing a …
Ukrainian Beer Is Coming to the U.S. Via American Breweries Large and Small
By Tobias Carroll Spend enough time wandering through the craft beer aisles and you might notice something: breweries really enjoy collaboration. That this is the case isn’t all that surprising; craft brewing is, after all, an industry that values expe…
Qatar’s Prison Sentences for Protesters Is a Reminder That “Sportswashing” Is Nothing New
By Tanner Garrity According to a recent report by The Athletic, protesters at the upcoming 2022 World Cup in Qatar could be sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison and face fines up to 100,000 Qatari riyals (a sum of about $25,000). This thanks …