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Your World This Week, Volume V

Russian Mogul Invests $100 Million In Quest For Intelligent Alien Life While X-Files’ return marks renewed pop culture interest in the extraterrestrial, one Russian billionaire has just embarked on a quest to discover real-life ETs. This past weekend, Yuri Milner–a Russian billionaire who acquired his fame and substantial bank account...

By John Kuroski • Jul 20, 2015

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Your World This Week, Volume V

Russian Mogul Invests $100 Million In Quest For Intelligent Alien Life While X-Files’ return marks renewed pop culture interest in the extraterrestrial, one Russian billionaire has just embarked on a quest to discover real-life ETs. This past weekend, Yuri Milner–a Russian billionaire who acquired his fame and substantial bank account...

By John Kuroski • July 20, 2015

Inside Mount Kumgang Resort, North Korea’s Largely Abandoned Resort

Although chandeliers still drip from the ceilings, once North Korea banned South Korean tourism, the famed Mount Kumgang Resort became a ghost town.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 6, 2015

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Inside Mount Kumgang Resort, North Korea’s Largely Abandoned Resort

Although chandeliers still drip from the ceilings, once North Korea banned South Korean tourism, the famed Mount Kumgang Resort became a ghost town.

By Kiri Picone • July 6, 2015

America’s Blooper Reel: The Biggest Blunders In American History

The United States of America isn’t like any other country, and not just because our national anthem is phrased in the form of a question. Unlike China, which has a recorded history going back almost to Homo erectus, America was founded pretty much from scratch (after the Indians were chased...

By Richard Stockton • Jul 3, 2015

America’s Blooper Reel: The Biggest Blunders In American History

The United States of America isn’t like any other country, and not just because our national anthem is phrased in the form of a question. Unlike China, which has a recorded history going back almost to Homo erectus, America was founded pretty much from scratch (after the Indians were chased...

By Richard Stockton • July 3, 2015

Inside The World’s Strangest Prisons

Depending on where you live and the crime you've committed, your prison experience will be vastly different from others. Here are some of the strangest.

By Richard Stockton • Jun 24, 2015

Inside The World’s Strangest Prisons

Depending on where you live and the crime you've committed, your prison experience will be vastly different from others. Here are some of the strangest.

By Richard Stockton • June 24, 2015

20 Powerful Quotes By Pope Francis On Climate Change And The Environment

This Thursday Pope Francis released his much-anticipated (or dreaded, pending your politics) papal encyclical, which took on the topics of climate change, consumerism and environmental degradation through a moral lens. In the 184-page document, he calls for what the New York Times describes as “a radical transformation of politics, economics...

By Savannah Cox • Jun 18, 2015

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20 Powerful Quotes By Pope Francis On Climate Change And The Environment

This Thursday Pope Francis released his much-anticipated (or dreaded, pending your politics) papal encyclical, which took on the topics of climate change, consumerism and environmental degradation through a moral lens. In the 184-page document, he calls for what the New York Times describes as “a radical transformation of politics, economics...

By Savannah Cox • June 18, 2015

32 Donald Trump Quotes You Have To Read To Believe

Racist, sexist, bizarre, and just plain false, these Donald Trump quotes come straight from America's President.

By Kiri Picone • Jun 18, 2015

32 Donald Trump Quotes You Have To Read To Believe

Racist, sexist, bizarre, and just plain false, these Donald Trump quotes come straight from America's President.

By Kiri Picone • June 18, 2015

50 Photos Of Vladimir Putin’s Glamorous Life

Many deem Putin mania to be the biggest cult of personality Russia has seen since the days of Stalin. Take a look at these photos and judge for yourself.

By Savannah Cox • Jun 17, 2015

50 Photos Of Vladimir Putin’s Glamorous Life

Many deem Putin mania to be the biggest cult of personality Russia has seen since the days of Stalin. Take a look at these photos and judge for yourself.

By Savannah Cox • June 17, 2015

Meet The Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS

Long pursuing a state of their own, Kurdish women are fighting back ISIS and gaining many fans in the West.

By All That's Interesting • Jun 11, 2015

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Meet The Kurdish Women Fighting ISIS

Long pursuing a state of their own, Kurdish women are fighting back ISIS and gaining many fans in the West.

By All That's Interesting • June 11, 2015

History’s Worst Kings: King Charles The Mad

Say what you will about democracy, at least we have the option to kick crazies like King Charles VI out of office via a vote.

By Richard Stockton • Jun 7, 2015

History’s Worst Kings: King Charles The Mad

Say what you will about democracy, at least we have the option to kick crazies like King Charles VI out of office via a vote.

By Richard Stockton • June 7, 2015

Inside The Life Of A Twenty-Something Hillary Clinton

There was a time when all Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to do was finish her freakin’ dissertation. The year was 1969. The place, Wellesley College. Hillary Rodham was not just trying to finish her senior thesis, but also prepare to speak at her graduation: the first student to be asked...

By Abby Norman • May 26, 2015

Inside The Life Of A Twenty-Something Hillary Clinton

There was a time when all Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to do was finish her freakin’ dissertation. The year was 1969. The place, Wellesley College. Hillary Rodham was not just trying to finish her senior thesis, but also prepare to speak at her graduation: the first student to be asked...

By Abby Norman • May 26, 2015