Code Now. Pay Tuition Later.

Last year, Lavell Burton decided he wanted to learn to code. He searched online for coding bootcamps, and was surprised to find that many of them cost several thousand dollars upfront. Burton, then 36, was hoping to move from his maintenance job aboard an American naval ship to a career in software engineering in California, […]

US psy-ops vision: Leaflets that cry ‘surrender now!’ as they rain down on enemy troops

The US may soon add talking leaflets to their psychological warfare arsenal. The devices would play pre-recorded 30-second messages to whoever picks them up and may even soon listen back to the response they get. A prototype of a weaponized version of a musical greeting card has been developed by the US Special Operations Forces […]

Anxiety Help Through Meditation: How the ‘Here and Now’ Enhances Your Life

Is there a “magic pill” that could solve all your stress and anxiety? Unfortunately, the answer is no. In a world that’s becoming increasingly more stressful, people are now experiencing the symptoms of stress and anxiety more than ever before. Many of the solutions you’ll find on a typical Google search will tell you to […]

Sky News cuts off top British general after he asks ‘Why would Syria launch a gas attack now?’

UK broadcaster Sky News cut short Major-General Jonathan Shaw, formerly one the British Army’s most senior officers, in mid-sentence, as he cast doubt on London’s narrative on the alleged Syrian government gas attack in Douma. News presenter Samantha Washington asked Shaw a narrowly-worded question, asking if Russian denials about the government’s responsibility would mean it’s […]

Seven Year Switch: Contestant threatens to QUIT over sex fears 'Stop filming now!’

The first episode of the new Channel 4 series saw four couples fly out to Thailand to meet their new partner for the first time. However, upon arrival they discovered that there was only one bed available to each couple. Furious that his wife Gemma may be sharing a bed with another man, Tony threatened […]

‘I wish the stadiums I played at were like Russia’s now’ – goalkeeping great Schmeichel to RT

Denmark goalkeeping great Peter Schmeichel, who is working with RT as part of its World Cup 2018 special coverage, said Russia’s stadiums are top-class and urged people to “relax a little bit” about criticism by Western media. “Even though I played at the World Cup myself, this is going to be much more exciting to […]

McMaster says evidence of Russian meddling in the US election is ‘now really incontrovertible’

AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta The US indicted 13 Russians accused of an elaborate plot to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. H.R. McMaster said that the federal indictments showed the U.S. was becoming “more and more adept at tracing the origins of this espionage and subversion.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the indictments as “just blabber.” […]

Elizabeth Olsen to Lead a New Facebook Original Series from ‘Spectacular Now’ Director

In case you haven’t heard, Facebook is trying to following in the footsteps of YouTube, Netflix and Hulu by creating their own original content for binge-watching, stream-hungry audiences to throw their gaze upon. The initiative is called Facebook Watch, and it was first focused on helping all creators and publishers find an audience, build a […]