The Story Behind Japanese Action Thriller Bullet Train Explosion
Trains have been popular in cinema arguably since the beginning of film, when the Lumière brothers’ “The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station” became one of the first…
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It’s Time to Keep Phones Out of Classrooms
Classrooms across the country are facing a pandemic of distraction—incessant buzzing, pinging and chiming competing with teachers and classmates for student attention. The culprit? Smartphones and the apps on them,…
The True Story Behind Netflix’s Aviation Disaster Documentary A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054
On July 17, 2007, Brazil endured the worst aviation accident in the country’s history: the crash of a TAM Airlines plane, which left 199 people dead. The incident is also…
What It Will Take to Fulfill the Promise of Earth Day
Earth Day, a global effort to educate people on growing environmental threats and propel them to action, marks its 55th anniversary today. The day, which its organizers say billions of…
The Powerful Legacy of the First Latin American Pope
With the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, his legacy has taken center stage. Undoubtedly, some attention will go to the Argentine’s failure to reverse the sharp decline of…
Could Trump Accidentally End Greenwashing?
Following the election of President Donald Trump, U.S. multinationals wasted little time in purging mentions of the climate from their websites. Breakthrough Energy, a joint venture between Bill Gates and…
This Earth Day, It’s Time to Learn From Snakes
During my childhood in the Midwest, I briefly possessed—with my parents’ hesitant blessings—an Eastern milk snake as a pet. One day, the snake escaped from its terrarium in the garage.…
5 Things You’re Forgetting to Clean (But Really Should)
Eons ago, humans living in the wild were exposed to every germ nature could throw at them—mud, microbes, and whatever drifted around the communal waterhole. We’ve traded tree canopies for…
Harvard Teaches U.S. Leaders a Valuable Lesson
President Trump’s unprovoked attack on higher education was a call to action which has been answered by Harvard and leaders from over 100 other schools. It has also taught an…
The Silver Lining of Dating in a Recession
A client recently lamented, “I can’t do these wine bar dates anymore! It’s $20 for just one drink with tip. I could get at least two bottles of wine at…