One would think that the innumerable stories warning against the pursuit of immortality would cause people to think twice before embracing untested methods of artificially prolonging their lifespan. But, alas, people are as stubborn as they are stupid (on average), and thus, too many people have entrusted themselves to these untested processes only to face […]
French security forces reported another death Saturday in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the sixth fatality in nearly a week of violent unrest scorching the archipelago whose indigenous population long has sought independence. The sixth person was killed in an exchange of fire at one of the many impromptu barricades […]
French security forces reported another death Saturday in armed clashes in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, the sixth fatality in nearly a week of violent unrest scorching the archipelago whose indigenous population long has sought independence. The sixth person was killed in an exchange of fire at one of the many impromptu barricades […]
Despite all the calls from the left to “free Palestine” — calls that have grown louder amid Israel’s war on Hamas following the group’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack — there never has been a country with that name. It appears that the International Olympic Committee never got that memo, however. Palestinians will compete against athletes […]
I don’t typically allow myself to engage in schadenfreude, that mysterious sense of pleasure fallen mankind sometimes derives from the misfortune of others. But it’s especially difficult to resist when it happens to a Frenchman. In France. In front of his entire country. Including its president. Is it just me? Maybe. If so, you can […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was forced to make an impromptu road trip across much of Western Europe on Wednesday when his Boeing jet broke down in France. The news is the latest headache for Boeing, which has seen its aircraft experience mechanical malfunctions that have terrified travelers all year. In one instance last month, […]
Food is an essential human need that requires ongoing production in the modern world. Agriculture — organized food production — represented the first vital steps toward human civilization, making possible permanent settlements and specialized trades, enabling culture to flourish. And it will be humanity’s last steps — without food production, we would descend into anarchy. […]
It has been almost five years since a fire started at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. #notredame pic.twitter.com/FgU3uAr3PJ — cristina mendez casacuberta (@ccasacub) April 15, 2019 There were screams from onlookers when the spire fell over and crashed through the burning roof of the cathedral. La flèche de #NotreDame, en flammes, s’effondre https://t.co/1zqzJ3gzCu pic.twitter.com/Tw7dD8U6Y3 — […]
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