Perry Bamonte, who played guitar, keys, and other instruments in the Cure from 1990 to 2005, and again from 2022 to 2024, has died. He was 65.

Weeks before he was assassinated Sept. 10 while speaking to college students, conservative activist Charlie Kirk posted the following on X: Get married, have kids, and stop partying into oblivion.

This week on Lever Time, David Sirota spoke with author and child advocate Lenore Skenazy, who the internet once labeled the “World’s Worst Mom,” about the societal and political harms of ...

As someone who has run four criminal and juvenile justice departments in three jurisdictions under five different administrations, I have seen more than my share of harm come to, and be committed by, ...

One of my favorite streaming distractions of the moment is a show called Pluribus, a quirky Apple TV science-fiction offering that features a cantankerous protagonist at the heart of a storyline about ...

A few years ago, my Aunt Diana Bennett undertook an autobiography to share the story of her exciting life: accomplished artist, teacher, nonprofit executive, board member, and four husbands. It came ...

"Simply getting $250k meant on its own that fund will be almost $2M by the time I retire outside of normal savings," the OP wrote. They added that the investment brought a sense of stability and peace ...

Gen Z isn’t ok—that’s the official diagnosis from Oxford Economics, following a deep dive into the generation’s economic prospects. Indeed, the no-hire no-fire labor market, coupled with the asset ...

Even under our current government, drugs are still something of a problem in society, which means that the rockin’ and reelin’ Spun hasn’t arrived too late to buzz with significance. In modern pop ...

The local non-profit Guitars for Kids is looking for a new space to store their guitars after the facility they currently use handed them a notice of termination of their charity agreement, meaning if ...

I began my career as a middle and high school Spanish teacher in Pittsburgh Public Schools more than two decades ago, when the Internet was in its infancy and social media had just barely introduced ...

When Thomas Paine wrote in 1776, “These are the times that try men’s souls,” it’s a safe bet he wasn’t thinking about 2025—or referring to Gen Z and millennials. But the times are indeed tumultuous, ...