Sears Filed For Bankruptcy And Plans To Shut Down 142 More Stores
The country’s first “everything store” has lost 96% of its market value since it first went public in 2003.
21 Pictures That’ll Either Make You Smile Or Laugh (And Probably Both!)
Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down State’s Death Penalty
Washington’s Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty is unconstitutional due to its unequal application depending on race and extenuating circumstances, making it the 20th state to do away with capital punishment. What do you think?
Horrified Nurses Discover 40-Pound Baby After Accidentally Leaving It In Incubator Over Weekend
DENVER—Realizing with horror that they had forgotten to do a final sweep of the neonatal intensive care unit, nurses at Saint Joseph Hospital were reportedly mortified to discover a 40-pound baby Monday after accidentally leaving it in an incubator over the weekend. “Oh, God, it totally slipped my mind that we were…
Pete Davidson Joked About Breaking Up With Ariana Grande On “SNL” And It’s Awkward AF
In the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, Pete joked about getting a prenup and switching Ariana’s birth control for Tic Tacs.
‘Washington Black’ Is A Soaring Tale Of Enslavement And Escape
Esi Edugyan’s new novel centers on a boy who escapes slavery via hot air balloon — before crashing down to hard historical realities. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Washington Black “a wonder.”
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The Week In Pictures – Week Of October 15, 2018
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Getting ‘The Band’ Together: Questions For Nicholas Eames
Author Nicholas Eames’s series The Band is a joyous mashup of classic rock and fantasy tropes — because if there were monsters, why wouldn’t there be bands of celebrity mercenaries to slay them?
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