Traffic Jams: Avie Sheck (& His Mom) – ‘Creep’ By Radiohead I saw this cover of “Creep” by Radiohead on the old Reddit.com I thought, oh god. Another one of my generation singing this Radiohead song. But then I saw the older lady in the sari, and became intrigued. Read more…

Grants will help museums and other cultural institutions foster greater understanding of religion Lilly Endowment Inc. The post Grants will help museums and other cultural institutions foster greater understanding of religion appeared first on RNS.

Pope Francis enshrines synod’s final report as church teaching (RNS) — Bishops will be asked to report to the pope about how they are implementing synodality in their churches every five years. The post Pope Francis enshrines synod’s final report as church teaching appeared first on RNS.

Lamenting the decline in literacy? The church can help (RNS) — Reading is an area in which the church historically has led the culture and is called to do so again. The post Lamenting the decline in literacy? The church can help appeared first on RNS.

Texas makes public education great again (for Christians) (RNS) — A new elementary school curriculum finds Christian allusions a fitting way to teach math and civics. The post Texas makes public education great again (for Christians) appeared first on RNS.

RNS holiday gift guide 2024: Ideas for your atheist pals and spiritual loved ones alike (RNS) — Ganesh ornaments, humanist children’s books and Hanukkah nail decals are just some of the gifts to consider. The post RNS holiday gift guide 2024: Ideas for your atheist pals and spiritual loved ones alike appeared first on RNS.

Signing church services for the Deaf is a work of love — and a willingness to learn the Bible WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘One missed sign or one missed concept can prevent others from working out their service salvation on that day’, said Bronte Stewart, who founded an ASL interpretation program at her church in 2014. The post Signing church services for the Deaf is a work of love — and a willingness to learn the Bible appeared first on RNS.

I Bought A Decommissioned Rideshare Scooter For $200 Over the summer a local e-waste recycler announced that it would be getting all of the Spin scooter share machines from Akron University when the company upgraded to its new “Spin 6” and a friend dropped by to put all of our names on a list to receive one when they became available. I’d almost completely forgotten… Read more…

Truck Driver Has Hell Of A Day After Dropping $300,000 Lamborghini Diablo There’s nothing more exciting for a car fan than seeing a low-loader pulling up to drop off a new car. That excitement will quickly turn to dismay if the driver of the delivery truck takes those instructions a bit too literally, as one unlucky Lamborghini owner found last week when their Diablo was physically dropped… Read more…

NASA Found An Abandoned Military Base Hidden Under Greenland’s Ice Back in 1959, the Army Corp of Engineers carved its own Echo Base into the Greenland ice as a testbed for launching nuclear missiles from Arctic locations. The base was abandoned in 1967, but a new scan from NASA shows it’s still sitting 100 feet below the ice — along with all its radioactive waste. Read more…

Tesla Factory In California Pollutes So Much It Is Second Only To An Oil Refining Company For years, Elon Musk’s defenders pointed to his mission to save the planet with electric vehicles as a reason to dismiss all criticism. Even if Musk messed up, it was supposedly all with the goal of protecting the environment with cleaner cars. We’ve known that was bullshit for years, but a new Wall… Read more…

Wild Personalized License Plates Are Very Much Illegal, But That’s Not Stopping Car Owners In Florida Authorities in Florida are currently dealing with an epidemic of the automotive variety. Car owners all over the region are customizing their license plates to the extreme and they’re violating Florida state laws while doing it. Read more…

Miami Dolphins Star Tyreek Hill Has Traffic Tickets Dismissed After Cop Skips Court Date Following Violent Arrest Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s shocking arrest and harassment in September resulted in no jail time, though the NFL player did receive two tickets over the incident, both of which were recently thrown out after a court hearing. Read more…

Ground Crew Involved In 2 Plane Collisions On Same Day At Boston Logan Airport This Thanksgiving is expected to be the busiest ever for commercial airlines, according to the beloved holiday package fondlers at the Transportation Security Administration. It’s the time of year when people are willing to commit crimes to ensure their flights leave on time. That wasn’t the case at Boston Logan… Read more…

2025 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe Might Be Enough To Atone For The Sins Of Its Predecessor The first-generation BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe was arguably the second-worst thing to come out of the year 2020. It was BMW’s first front-wheel-drive car ever sold in the United States, and everything from its styling to its driving experience was viciously criticized by the press. Fast forward to the present, and we’ve… Read more…

This is the definitive biography of George Cardinal Pell Carmel Communications The post This is the definitive biography of George Cardinal Pell appeared first on RNS.

Curmudgucation: Even in a Red Wave, Voters Reject School Vouchers Curmudgucation: Even in a Red Wave, Voters Reject School Vouchers As has often been noted, school vouchers have never survived being put to a vote. Despite all the noise voucherphiles make about how beloved school choice is among the people, when you actually ask voters if they want vouchers, they say no. Three states tested that r…

Three Dead After Google Maps Directs Driver Off Broken Bridge Three people have been killed in India after the route they were following on Google Maps reportedly took them over the edge of a damaged bridge. The three men drove off the bridge crossing the Ramganga River in northern India, despite the span being badly damaged earlier this year. Read more…

Charlotte Airport Workers Ring In Thanksgiving Travel Week With A Strike Workers organized with the Service Employees International Union struck at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Monday to protest low wages. The 24-hour strike, called specifically to coincide with the holiday travel season, called for more money and more respect for the folks who keep CLT running, Read more…

Russia Says Don’t Mind The Toxic Odor And Biohazard Suits, Everything’s Fine On The ISS We’ve all had a problem roommate at some point in our lives, but probably not in low Earth orbit. Roscosmos received an unmanned Progress resupply spacecraft on the International Space Station last Saturday. When cosmonauts cracked open the hatch, everyone smelled an unexplained odor and there were droplets in the… Read more…