HBD Willie!

from USA Today Willie Nelson 90th birthday two-day concert with Chris Stapleton to Snoop Dogg is ‘historic music event’ by Bryan Alexander Willie Nelson’s Los Angeles 90th birthday celebration is destined for the concert...

Problem Solved

from SpaceChatter Maya Calendar Mystery Solved? Scientists Say They’ve Cracked Its Ancient Code by Space Chatter Wire Among the most intriguing mysteries of our time is the 819-day calendar used by the ancient Maya civilization. A puzzle that baffled scientists near...

Wiener Zeitung Gone

from France 24 One of world’s oldest newspapers to end daily print run The development marks the final step in a years-long dispute between the Austrian government and the newspaper about the future of the state-owned daily. Founded in 1703 under the name...

Jerry Springer Gone

from E! Legendary Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Dead at 79 Jerry Springer, the talk show host who helmed The Jerry Springer Show for 27 years, has died at the age of 79, his family’s spokesperson confirmed on April 27. By JESS COHEN  The broadcasting...

Gold Rush 2.0

from The New York Times A New Rush to Find Gold in the Sierra Nevada Foothills by Thomas Fuller In their lust for riches, the miners of the gold rush moved a gargantuan amount of dirt. A prominent geologist, Grove Karl Gilbert, calculated in the early 1900s that...