Freedom of worship? US encourages Ukraine to create independent Orthodox Church

Washington has voiced “strong support” for an autocephalous Orthodox community in Ukraine, while the Russian Orthodox Church has accused the Constantinople Patriarchate of betraying its faith to cater to US political interests. While the Russian government has refused to intervene in Church affairs, Washington, which has little to do with the Orthodox world, reiterated “its […]

US ‘strongly encourages’ Paraguay not to move its embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel Aviv

Washington has urged Asuncion to think twice about the “historic relationship” between the US, Israel and Paraguay, and reconsider the decision to move the country’s Israeli embassy back to Tel Aviv. After Paraguay announced the embassy move plans, Vice President Mike Pence was quick to get President Mario Abdo Benitez on the line. “The Vice […]

Fury after Gingrich encourages Republicans to politicize woman murdered by illegal immigrant

The Republican Party could score big in the midterms if Mollie Tibbetts, a woman thought to have been murdered by an illegal immigrant, becomes a “household name,” Newt Gingrich has mused, inciting fury on social media. The longtime GOP sage and former Republican Speaker of the House and presidential candidate contacted Axios to make sure […]

‘Only When Howling’ Encourages Contemplation By Speaking In Visuals

Only When Howling is a game of reflection, having you explore the stories of three characters through striking visual interpretations of their feelings of love, passion, gratitude, and sacrifice. Only When Howling seeks to tell its story through an array of sumptuous visuals that cascade into a seemingly-bleak world, carrying the characters’ thoughts and passions […]

‘The Meg’ TV Spot Encourages You to Swim Faster

Summer is here in full-force, so it’s time to embrace big, dumb blockbusters. Like The Meg, a movie about Jason Statham fighting a Megalodon shark that just happens to not be extinct, somehow. I’m sure the film will explain this, but really, who cares? We don’t need answers. We just need to see Statham vs. shark. While […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook encourages Duke graduates to be ‘fearless’ like the women of #MeToo and the Parkland shooting survivors (AAPL)

YouTube/Duke University Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a commencement speech to new graduates of Duke University on Sunday. He says that despite major issues like inequality, climate change, and political division, technology has made this ‘the best time in history to be alive.’  Cook also encouraged Duke grads to be ‘fearless,’ like the women of […]

Figure skating’s culture encourages skaters to eat poorly to keep off weight, and it remains a big problem

Matthew Stockman/Getty Poor diets and eating disorders have afflicted figure skating over the years. Many skaters feel pressure from coaches, judges, and themselves to be thinner, leading to some poor and unhealthy diets. U.S. figure skater Adam Rippon is one of several figure skaters trying to promote healthier diets that could still help figure skaters […]

I went on the Silicon Valley diet craze that encourages butter and bacon for 2 months — and it vastly improved my life

Business Insider A viral diet that’s been shown to burn 10 times more fat than a standard diet is gaining momentum among Silicon Valley tech workers. And it involves eating a lot of fat. The ketogenic or “keto” diet — which first became popular in the 1920s as a treatment for epilepsy and diabetes — limits […]

Walmart stops selling controversial shirt that encourages lynching journalists (WMT)

Twitter / ReutersZengerle Wal-Mart removed a shirt that reads “Rope. Tree. Journalist. SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED.” from its website. The shirt was offered through third-party seller Teespring, which removed the shirt from its site for a second time after first doing so in 2016. A Reuters photograph of a Trump supporter wearing the shirt before the […]