Stupid Asteroid

from CNN Dinosaurs would have continued to thrive had it not been for the asteroid, researchers say By Amy Woodyatt, CNN An artist’s interpretation of the asteroid impact that wiped out all non-avian dinosaurs Dinosaurs were doing well and could have continued...

B.E.E. Serial

from MovieMaker Bret Easton Ellis Serializes New High School Serial Killer Story — on His Podcast by Tim Molloy For the last six episodes of his podcast, American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis has held readers rapt with an early 1980s story of Los Angeles...

Kid Groupie

from Vulture Our ‘Lost’ Weekend With Van Halen A couple college dudes won an MTV contest to tour with Van Halen. Then all hell broke loose. By Chris Lee On an overcast morning in the spring of 1984, Kurt Jefferis and Tom Winnick, a couple of college-age bros of no...

The Oracle Returned

from The New Yorker Wikipedia, “Jeopardy!,” and the Fate of the Fact In the Internet age, it can seem as if there’s no reason to remember anything. But information doesn’t always amount to knowledge. By Louis Menand Is it still cool to memorize a lot of stuff? Is...