3 Hidden Messages from Rose in ‘Titanic’ | Mickey Z.

FanPop.com Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 18, 2020 Rose DeWitt Bukater Dawson Calvert is a pretty nuanced female character by Hollywood standards (for 1997 or at any time). Written by a man, no ...

What Seat Belts Can Teach Us About Wearing Masks | Mickey Z.

Meme found on Facebook Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 4, 2020 Since I began penning articles again in early May, I’ve dedicated two of them to the topic of masks: here and here. As the pandemic ...

Tearing Down the Idols of Colonialism | Ramzy Baroud

Dr. Ramzy BaroudWhy Tunisia, Africa Must Demand French Apology Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 29, 2020 The visit by newly-elected Tunisian President Kais Saied to France on June 22 was intende ...

Everybody Knows What Titanic Lifeboats Can Teach Us About The Coronavirus Response | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust June 14, 2020 Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows the war is over Everybody knows ...

The world's most powerful acoustic tractor beam could pave the way for levitating humans | University of Bristol

Working principle of virtual vortices: intertwined short vortices of opposite directions are emitted to trap and stabilize the particle. Credit: University of Bristol Jan. 22, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Acou ...

DeNiro rides the R train | Mickey Z.

Artist: Martin Schoeller (American/German, born 1968). Title: Robert De Niro on Subway. Brooklyn, New York, 2013. Medium: Photographs, Archival pigment print. Size: 73.5 x 91.5 cm. (28.9 x 36 in.). F ...

Climate Change Is Hell on Alaska's Formerly Frozen Highways | Greg Quinn

Illustration: Sam Dodge for Bloomberg A critical artery is threatened by thawing permafrost. Aug. 2, 2016 (Bloomberg) -- For seven decades, the Alaska Highway has mesmerized adventure-seeking travele ...

All Aboard the P (for Patriarchy) Train | Mickey Z.

Photo credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 1, 2015 Trigger Warning: Discussion of sexual harassment and assault. MTA New York City Transit recently teamed with those progressive folks ...

Baltic Dry Index Collapses To Historic Low

Coal ship unloading. Eric Kilby/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0)Feb. 15, 2015 (World News Trust) -- The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) -- a measure of commodity shipping costs -- fell to an historic low. China has cut ...

The Mariner's Rule | John Michael Greer

John Michael GreerJan. 21, 2015 (Archdruid Report) -- One of the things my readers ask me most often, in response to this blog’s exploration of the ongoing decline and impending fall of modern indust ...

'Omenland'

James Howard Kunstler -- World News Trust Oct. 20, 2014 Did a few loose strands of Ebola seep into the organs and tissues of global finance last week? The U.S. equity markets sure enough puked, the N ...