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The State We Are In: Neither Here, There, nor in Heaven Image courtesy of Madhushree Ghosh. Illustration by Carolyn Wells. Madhushree Ghosh | Longreads | May 2021 | 16 minutes (4,261 words) Seventeen years ago, I receive the call most immigrants dread. It is inevitable, and yet. The call announces that my Baba, my indefatigable, extroverted, positively enthusiastic father, was felled by a massive cardiac arrest. On a heart that was the most giving one among all the people I’ve known. Life in America at that second continues without a ripple. Only, my life changes, divided into before-the...

What Biden’s New Climate Commitments Mean for Travel Photo by Shutterstock Some of the strongest warming trends due to climate change have been found in the Arctic. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to have the United States rejoin the Paris climate agreement. The long-term impacts of that decision could help save the places and people travelers treasure. share this article President Joe Biden didn’t waste any time. On January 20, his first day on the job, the newly elected president signed an executive action recommitting the United States ...

Greg Proops, the club's co-founders and many others. They even created a physical location for Nowhere — a studio where willing comics can perform on an actual stage in front of 30 feet of video screens where the audience is 'seated.' It's as close to an in-person comedy performance any digital venue has achieved, Gleib says. Challenging as they can be, virtual shows offer a unique space to connect with an audience. Gleib finds that crowd work is more on-the-mark when you can see inside someone's house. The popularity of Nowhere also revealed the appetite for live comedy in parts of the wor...

Greg Proops, the club's co-founders and many others. They even created a physical location for Nowhere — a studio where willing comics can perform on an actual stage in front of 30 feet of video screens where the audience is 'seated.' It's as close to an in-person comedy performance any digital venue has achieved, Gleib says. Challenging as they can be, virtual shows offer a unique space to connect with an audience. Gleib finds that crowd work is more on-the-mark when you can see inside someone's house. The popularity of Nowhere also revealed the appetite for live comedy in parts of the wor...

By Andrew Magnotta @AndrewMagnotta Metallica is returning to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert next week, less than a month since its last appearance on the show. The Late Show that aired on CBS a few hours after Super Bowl LV. The performance of "Enter Sandman" was recorded from what appeared to be the band's northern California headquarters. It was the third time Metallica performed on television for Colbert, going back to an appearance on the comedian's Comedy Central show in 2013. Metallica fans are understandably buzzing this time around, given the timing of the last appearance and...