As America continues to degenerate into unapologetic authoritarianism, prosecutions for thoughtcrime are increasingly common.

As far as Garcia Bernal is concerned, the overwhelmingly positive response to "No," which received a nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film, proves that a good movie can by made by anyone, anywhere for any amount of money.

How a conversation about race in tech got co-opted by white dudes.

The United States is as ossified as the USSR was before its collapse.

President Obama is almost hoping that Hezbollah and Bashar Assad strike at Israel so that Israel and, by proxy the United States can strafe Hezbollah and Syria.

How the hate-spewing Westboro Baptist Church accidentally raised $75,000 for LGBT youth.

How user scripts can add features to your favourite websites or remove unwanted content.

While kindness and empathy are great traits, they might not always make your life easier.

If you want radiant skin and lustrous hair all through the party season, take a look at the latest trend in beauty.

A volcanic eruption in 1902 changed the island. The restored areas of the devastated former capital of St-Pierre are worth exploring, but the volcano's impact can be measured even in such features as the black sand beaches.

In the 1960s, they were peddling their paintings by the side of the road. Today, those same paintings are hanging in museums.

Hillary Clinton enjoys near-universal love with base Democrats. She was always strong with Hispanic voters, but her loyalty to the president has won over Obama partisans as well.

The deadly 10-ton meteorite that recently hit Russia shows how cosmic threats can galvanize humanity.

Orwell was one of tens of thousands of outsiders who traveled to Spain to fight fascism in the 1930s. An extraordinary walking tour of Barcelona reveals the city Orwell knew.

Certain ingredients, including chocolate, can help speed up your metabolism.

An Egyptian court has issued their ruling: YouTube is banned in Egypt. But banning the site in Egypt is like trying to forbid gravity from working within the country's borders.

The Restaurant Opportunities Center has been developing a new recipe for labor mobilization that infuses grassroots worker empowerment with policy advocacy.

A shooting spree is an inappropriate response to injustice. Still, the case of the L.A. cop gone rogue is a parable for our time. Authority is unaccountable. Individuals are powerless. Checks and balances, however well they worked in the past, have evaporated.

Governments that thrive on confrontation, such as North Korea, now have every incentive to use their space launch capability to attack the space assets of their enemies. If this does happen, it will present interesting problems for nations like that make extensive use of space for military and economic reasons.

Why did it take 12 years to bring the 9/11 conspirators to trial? A new book provides a withering look.