Flick Solitaire releases new deck to coincide with Black History Month
Flick Solitaire has collaborated with a new artist to coincide with Black History Month, releasing a new deck for the popular game on iOS and Android. The newest deck to join the game is called My Hair Is My Crown, created by St. Louis-based artist Sam Modder. This hand-drawn deck is dripping in contrasting and…
Biden warns Americans ‘this is not the time to relax’ as vaccinations ramp up – live
Millions of pages of documents receivedHouse holds hearing on Capitol riot security failuresFauci urges ‘if a vaccine is available, regardless of which one, take it’Jennifer Granholm confirmed as energy secretarySign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 10.54pm GMT Joe Biden spoke at the National Governor’s Association meeting. 10.51pm GMT The…Big Paychecks Pay Off in Self-Confidence
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The Unnatural Endurance of Bipartisanship
Joe Biden ran for president promising to “revive” the spirit of bipartisanship, put an end to factional battles, and bring Americans together after an era of painful division. Yet faced with an intransigent, extremist Republican Party that has little to gain from compromise, such a vision of politics seems quaint at best. On Episode 26…
Consciousness Is Just a Feeling
When he was a boy, Mark Solms obsessed over big existential questions. What happens when I die? What makes me who I am? He went on to study neuroscience but soon discovered that neuropsychology had no patience for such open-ended questions about the psyche. So Solms did something unheard of for a budding scientist. He…
Watch SpaceX’s Starship abort its test flight with 0.1 seconds left
SpaceX’s Starship program has been moving along nicely as of late. Perfecting the technology that could eventually take humans to Mars and even beyond is no easy task, and development has hit its share of roadblocks, but test flights of Starship prototypes have been picking up in frequency lately. Today was supposed to be the…
Ron Klain is busy in D.C. — and on Twitter, too
For a White House that prides itself on being light on leaks and staying mostly on message, Klain’s frequent tweets can offer insights into West Wing thinking.
PFL 2 features Rory MacDonald vs. David Michaud headliner
Rory MacDonald and David Michaud headline PFL 2 in main event; Ray Cooper III, Emiliano Sordi, Chris Camozzi, Jordan Johnson and Tom Lawlor star in PFL 2 main card NEW YORK (March 2, 2021) –The Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league, today announced its main event and full card matchups…
Not trading Deshaun Watson is the worst thing the Texans can do
Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images It would be cruel and bad for business if the Texans refused to honor Watson’s trade request. It’s become increasingly likely that after months of speculation the Texans could decide not to honor Deshaun Watson’s wishes and refuse to trade the quarterback. It’s on-brand for an organization that has become…