Why Salad Is So Overrated?

    Myisha Nawar With the growing world population, we have developed a pressing need to eat better and farm better, and those of us trying to figure out how to do those things have been directed to lots of different foods as ‘problematic’. From almonds and their water use to corn and its monoculture to beef…

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      ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Returning to HBO

      Md. Taqi Yasir Curb Your Enthusiasm had aired its original episode in September 2011, and the nearly five-year gap since has seen neither HBO nor David ready to publicly dismiss the idea of revisiting the show. On the network end, former programming president Michael Lombardo had said he was “cautiously optimistic” about more Curb —…

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        Filmmaker documents strong-willed people of Fukushima

        Md. Taqi Yasir A Japanese filmmaker based in the United States has made a documentary about the lives of Fukushima residents and their determination to continue pursuing their passions despite major obstacles resulting from the 2011 nuclear disaster. Toko Shiiki’s 90-minute film titled “Threshold: Whispers of Fukushima” documented people in the northeastern Japanese prefecture whose…

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          An Apple VP Ignored Taylor Swift’s Friend Request

          Md. Taqi Yasir During Apple’s major Worldwide Developers Conference this week, senior VP Craig Federighi introduced some new iOS 10 features like the redesigned interfaces for Maps, Photos, and Music. He also trolled the audience, according to The Verge, when he introduced a new “widget” that allows your lock screen to function as second screen….

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            Apu will soon come back on silver screen: Shakib

            Tara Sattar The chemistry between Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas is something that does not miss the eye. Apu has been seen alongside of Shakib Khan in numerous projects. Recently, she has been missing from the silver screen. When asked about this, Shakib Khan said that she would return soon. “I know she will come…

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              Deftones frontman to perform inside a volcano

              Samiul Bashar Samin Deftones front man Chino Moreno will play what is being billed as “the world’s first ever public performance inside the magma chamber of a volcano” in Iceland this weekend. Moreno is taking part in the Secret Solstice festival in the north Atlantic country, which last year saw the the world’s first gig…

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                K-Pop’s Orlando Response

                Tarannum Sattar The K-POP bands paid their tribute to Orlando gay club shooting by gib=ving them a 4 minute long period. This disbandment of longtime favorites gave a mourning period to reflect on the group and their music. The K-Pop industry mourns with America and the LGBT community worldwide as we recover from one of…

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                  Would You Opt For a Life with No Pain?

                  Experience Machine: Imagine if you plug your brain into a machine that will bring you ultimate pleasure for the rest of your life. If you are given the choice to sign up for that kind of existence, would you? That’s the question philosopher Robert Nozick posed through a throat experiment he called the Experience Machine….

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