A well-worn argument of nativists and xenophobes is that immigrants come to this country seeking only benefits, unlike “our” grandparents and great-grandparents, who found prosperity through back-breaking toil and relentless sacrifice. There is no doubt that immigrants who came to this ...
“2001: A Space Odyssey” is justly considered one of the greatest movies ever made, and its most memorable character isn’t even human. That honor goes to the Heuristically Programmed Algorithmic Computer 9000, known in shorthand as HAL. The supercomputer monitors all the activity ...
If you’re of a certain age – about 70 and beyond – it’s entirely fine to be nostalgic about some things from your childhood, like hula hoops, Davy Cockett coonskin caps, Elvis or “Gunsmoke.” One thing you shouldn’t be nostalgic about, though, is the measles. Before a vaccine ...
Just how unaffordable is higher education in Pennsylvania? Let Dan Greenstein, the chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, explain: “Our universities are the least expensive of all four-year options in the state of Pennsylvania, and still we’re asking students ...
It’s 10 a.m. on the day tickets to the hotly anticipated concert go on sale. It’s forecast to sell out quickly, so you have multiple tabs open on your computer, and you’re going from one to the other, hitting “search” for tickets. Finally, you land two excellent seats in the lower ...
