In an incredibly rare occurrence, a lion at Las Vegas’s Lion Habitat Ranch gave birth to five kittens(?) in a row. There are devastatingly few photos of the one-pound future predators, but surely you can imagine the sight. (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Over two thousand sea lion pups have beached in California so far this year, up […]

Unbreakable Kimmy Shmidt unfortunately broke someone . Dermatologist Fredric Brandt, who is portrayed in the show, was found dead in his home on Monday due to an apparent suicide. (NBC) Badass Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s biography is anticipated to be equally as badass. The title, Notorious RBG, speaks for itself. The book is to be released in October. We suggest […]

If you haven’t already heard (it’s possible to not pay attention to sports–we do go to Columbia, after all), Duke’s Coach K secured his fifth March Madness title two nights ago. (Fox Sports) A real American Horror Story: Rand Paul has announced that he’s running for president. (CNN) The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp […]

We never thought that Kanye and Etsy would be used in the same sentence, but it appears that the worlds of hip-hop and DYI crafts have collided. This past week, an Etsy user launched Book of Yeezus, which is a bible that replaces “every mention of the word God with Kanye West.”  (Jezebel) The best selling book on […]

Our very own Journalism School was a key player in leading and publishing a report that proved that Rolling Stone’s article back in November on a sexual case at University of Virginia was largely based in false evidence. Rolling Stone, though the content of the article has been under investigation since its publishing, has effectively […]

We all know that true love doesn’t actually exist, but that isn’t stopping Beyoncé. Queen Bey just pulled a Queen Bey and dropped her new track “Die with You” on the day of her anniversary with Jay-Z. How sweet. (People) A new drug-resistant food poisoning superbug named “Shigella” has made its way into the U.S., and […]

In Qatar, migrant workers were forced to run a “megamarathon” in jeans and flip-flops in a demonstration of the state’s competence ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The connection between forcing wage slaves to run a marathon and a country’s suitability for an international sports competition. (The Daily Beast) Senator Dianne Feinstein has called […]

McDonald’s and Walmart have joined a growing list of companies paying above the minimum wage. Forbes tries to figure out why. We’re just trying to enjoy it. A driverless car navigated a cross country trip in just nine days. What an exciting future we seem to be entering, complete with new and exciting traffic laws. […]

On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown (finally) imposed mandatory water restrictions in California. Brown mandated that each town is to reduce its water usage by 25%. This historical drought has left the Northern Sierra mountain range’s snowpack, the main water source for the state of California, at an all time low of 16% of its average amount. No more […]

Dermatologists hate her! This suburban mom uses cheap household ingredients to keep her skin looking like she’s still twenty-five! Here are fifty-two bars of soap that look eerily similar to human beings. You can’t ignore this shockingly heartwarming picture of a single mother making it on her own in the Big Apple. Here are three things you’ll never want to read again if […]

A new fence in front of the tourist section of the White House is coming along with a new President in 2016. (NY Times) In an effort to address its low levels of tourism since 2011, Egypt has released a new visa law in which tourist visas will only be granted to groups traveling with a […]

March Madness is in full swing which means that it’s time for another round of Liewitness News! Which school are you rooting for: University of Phoenix or DeVry University? (Huffington Post) What scares a New Englander more than Tom Brady jumping off a cliff? Gisele Bündchen posting a Facebook video of Tom Brady jumping off a cliff. […]

Inexplicably extant smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry (formerly Research In Motion) has announced its lowest quarterly sales in eight years, though it somehow managed to sell 1.6 million handsets over the period. (Financial Times) Senator Harry Reid has announced that he won’t be seeking a sixth term in 2016, thereby ending what will have been a ten-year […]

Professor Mercer talks about Columbia when comparing the experience teaching here and teaching in prison. (Washington Post) Former N.B.A. player Troy Murphy talks about Columbia in describing what it’s like to go back to school here. (New York Times) Forbes talks about Columbia when they evaluate the significance of the recent administrative decision to close […]

Yesterday Kraft and Heinz merged to make the mega Kraft Heinz Company. Together the company’s sales will be upward of $28 billion. The deal is projected to close in the second half of 2015. The real question is, will they be selling ketchup flavored mac and cheese now? (CNN) Uber recently announced that they would […]