Times Columnist Bret Stephens Has A Total Meltdown After Being Called A 'Bedbug' By Twitter User

Times Columnist Bret Stephens Has A Total Meltdown After Being Called A 'Bedbug' By Twitter User
​New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens has often earned the ire of Twitter for his columns on campus free speech issues and cancel culture. But on Monday, Stephens decided to get in on cancel culture himself and it blew up in his face.

August 27, 2019 at 09:36PM
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Leviathans In The Harbor

Leviathans In The Harbor
More and bigger cruise ships are crowding coastal destinations. When is enough, enough? Who gets to decide?

August 27, 2019 at 07:37PM
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If You Were Describing A Day To An Alien, You Shouldn't Tell Them It's 24 Hours

If You Were Describing A Day To An Alien, You Shouldn't Tell Them It's 24 Hours
Why some days aren't 24 hours.

August 27, 2019 at 07:17PM
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Judge Rules Against Johnson & Johnson In Landmark Opioid Case In Oklahoma

Judge Rules Against Johnson & Johnson In Landmark Opioid Case In Oklahoma
Calling the opioid crisis an "imminent danger and menace," District Judge Thad Balkman said "the state met its burden that the defendants Janssen and Johnson & Johnson's misleading marketing and promotion of opioids created a nuisance as defined by [the law]."

August 27, 2019 at 02:55AM
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China's Spies Are On The Offensive

China's Spies Are On The Offensive
China's spies are waging an intensifying espionage offensive against the United States. Does America have what it takes to stop them?

August 27, 2019 at 05:26AM
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The Way This Goblin Shark Bites A Flounder Is Pure Nightmare Fuel

The Way This Goblin Shark Bites A Flounder Is Pure Nightmare Fuel
Nature has many sides: some are beautiful and some are wondrous. This is neither of those two things.

August 27, 2019 at 01:11AM
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This Skateboarding Trick Has Broken Our Brains

This Skateboarding Trick Has Broken Our Brains
Here's a trick from skateboarder Evan Mock that, if you were to just see out of the corner of your eye, you might shrug at and move on. But as soon as you focus on it and realize what Mock is doing, you'll lose your mind, because hoooooly sh*t, what?

August 27, 2019 at 02:55AM
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Uber And Lyft Take A Lot More From Drivers Than They Say

Uber And Lyft Take A Lot More From Drivers Than They Say
"This is robbery," one driver said over email. "This business is out of control."

August 26, 2019 at 10:41PM
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Disappearing Act: Device Vanishes On Command After Military Missions

Disappearing Act: Device Vanishes On Command After Military Missions
A polymer that self-destructs? While once a fictional idea, new polymers now exist that are rugged enough to ferry packages or sensors into hostile territory and vaporize immediately upon a military mission's completion.

August 27, 2019 at 07:54AM
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How Elon Musk Fooled Investors, Bilked Taxpayers And Gambled Tesla To Save Solarcity

How Elon Musk Fooled Investors, Bilked Taxpayers And Gambled Tesla To Save Solarcity
The controversy over SolarCity, which has dovetailed with questions about Musk's mountain of debt and profit shortfalls, offers a window into the mindset of America's most outlandish CEO.

August 26, 2019 at 11:35PM
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Judge Rules Against Johnson & Johnson In Landmark Opioid Case In Oklahoma

Judge Rules Against Johnson & Johnson In Landmark Opioid Case In Oklahoma
Calling the opioid crisis an "imminent danger and menace," District Judge Thad Balkman said "the state met its burden that the defendants Janssen and Johnson & Johnson's misleading marketing and promotion of opioids created a nuisance as defined by [the law]."

August 27, 2019 at 02:55AM
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How Roxy Music's Soft-Core Pin-Up Girls Saved the Album Cover

How Roxy Music's Soft-Core Pin-Up Girls Saved the Album Cover
Bryan Ferry's band brought a breath of fresh air to a self-serious genre, and their choices in vinyl art were no different

August 27, 2019 at 01:04AM
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My Husband Is Dying Every Day

My Husband Is Dying Every Day
Ron Fellows played cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Raiders from 1981–1988. Now 61 years old, Fellows suffers from Alzheimer's, and his cognition is gradually declining. What follows is a description of life from the perspective of Debra Fellows, Ron's wife since 2002.

August 26, 2019 at 11:35PM
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Jeff Goldblum Has A Very Jeff Goldblum Reaction To The Marvel-Sony 'Spider-Man' Split

Jeff Goldblum Has A Very Jeff Goldblum Reaction To The Marvel-Sony 'Spider-Man' Split
The "Thor: Ragnarok" actor is the meme-generating machine that just keeps on giving.

August 26, 2019 at 08:19PM
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Why Is The One Percent So Obsessed With Magic?

Why Is The One Percent So Obsessed With Magic?
Steve Cohen, aka the Millionaires' Magician, has made a killing doing parlor magic for the wealthy — revealing the dreams and aspirations of those who already have everything.

August 26, 2019 at 07:34PM
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The New Treasures Of Pompeii

The New Treasures Of Pompeii
From gorgeous artworks to grimacing corpses, archaeologists are still uncovering the truth about life — and death — in the doomed city.

August 26, 2019 at 08:42PM
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Do Plants Have Something To Say? One Scientist Is Definitely Listening

Do Plants Have Something To Say? One Scientist Is Definitely Listening
Dr. Monica Gagliano says she has received Yoda-like advice from trees and shrubbery. And she's published a number of studies that support the view that plants are, to some extent, intelligent.

August 27, 2019 at 01:04AM
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The Survival Of Iggy Pop

The Survival Of Iggy Pop
An inventor of punk rock on his long career, the future, and swimming in Miami.

August 26, 2019 at 07:49PM
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This Uber Driver Started a Legal Battle That Could Upend the Gig Economy

This Uber Driver Started a Legal Battle That Could Upend the Gig Economy
Uber drivers in Europe and the US are fighting for access to their personal data. Whoever wins the lawsuit could get to reframe the terms of the gig economy.

August 26, 2019 at 07:34PM
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I Gooped Myself

I Gooped Myself
I spent $1,279 of The Atlantic’s money on creams, crystals, and a vibrator from Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness empire. Things got weird.

August 26, 2019 at 07:29PM
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