Former President Jimmy Carter announced on Sunday that he was cancer-free, after months of treating metastatic melanoma that had spread from his liver to his brain. He will continue with regular treatments, but seems in the clear for now. Congrats to our fave idealistic-but-slightly-mediocre-president-who-ended-up-doing-amazing-and-substantial-work-after-the-presidency! (New York Times) Current President Obama addressed the American people on television […]

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced that the government will be investigating the arrest of Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old boy who crafted a homemade clock. (TIME) Saturday morning, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced the birth of their baby boy. No word from the parents yet about the name, but investigations on social media have […]

Italy’s most active volcano, Mount Etna, erupted for the first time since 2013, sending lava and ash into the sky in a spectacular show. The ash from the eruption caused lighting to strike through the clouds and covered the nearby cities of Messina and Reggio Calabria, where the airports have been closed. Etna’s twitter account provided […]

After the mass shooting yesterday in San Bernandio, California at the county’s regional center, Governor Jerry Brown canceled the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol. Instead, the tree was lit in a much more subdued fashion by nine-year-old J.J. Paris. The Capitol flags were also lowered to half-mast in honor of the victims. (Sacramento Bee) Meanwhile, […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda—writer, composer, and lead of the hit musical about everyone’s favourite Columbia alumnus, Alexander Hamilton—is working with J.J. Abrams (director of Lost, the new Star Trek movies, and the soon-to-be-released Star Wars VII) on new music for another cantina scene. Bwog is rooting for you, Lin-Manuel! (Deadline) The newest and largest round of global climate-change talks, the United […]

If you think Bwog is the exemplar of hard-hitting journalism, just look at Fox news! They covered the all-important annual crisis: do Reese’s Special Edition “Christmas Tree” peanut butter cups really look like turds, or is that just our imagination? (Fox News) It’s never too early to plan your spring break! May we humbly suggest a […]

A perfectly ordinary family/an obsolete institution released pictures of one of its newer members, under the impression that anyone would care (we kind of do). (USA Today) Rejoice, for the Age of the Internet stretches before us, unmoved and unyielding. As a result of shoppers flocking to online deals, Black Friday store sales have slipped this year—although […]

Yesterday, a Russian jet was downed but Turkey near its border with Syria. Everyone’s favorite president/dictator Vladimir Putin condemned the attack  as a “stab in the back.” (BBC) Pope Francis begins his five day African tour in Kenya today. On his agenda may be gay rights, vigilante justice, and religious tensions with Muslims. (BBC) Blue […]

Are you feeling the Bern? So is most of America, according to TIME’s Person of the Year poll, which everyone’s favorite liberal-uncle-ish politician is winning as of now. (TIME) Getting ready for the ubiquitous Turkey Dump? Soon enough, Facebook will make brutally breaking your S.O.’s heart that much easier by introducing an Eternal Sunshine-esque policy that […]

Not-so-bombastic news: a homeless man rummaging near the home of the Bronx Bombers found a trash bag containing stolen military firearms, looted from an armory a few days earlier. Though investigators tracked down the thief, 13 other weapons are still missing—still, good on you, guy! (New York Daily News) Because Facebook is your best friend […]

The United Nations Security Council has made a big decision, approving a resolution this week that urges nations around the world to do all in their power to combat the Islamic State.  (The New York Times) For Kylie Jenner’s 18th birthday in August, her boyfriend Tyga bought her a $450,000 car. For his 26th birthday this week? […]

It’s been a real tough week for the world, yes – but not all hope is lost! We could definitely all use some good news, and good is still happening behind-the-scenes… if you really squint. Here at Bwog, we continue to make your quest for the positive easier by compiling small tidbits of happiness to […]

Yes, a lot of terrifying things are happening in the world right now – the Syrian refugee crisis, terrorism in Paris, the eventual degradation of life as we know it due to the slow workings of climate change (not to mention finals) – but sometimes, it’s important to sit back, breathe, and remember that good things […]

Abroad: The director of Russia’s security service stated that explosive traces were found in the wreckage of the airplane which crashed over the Sinai on October 31st. This rendered moot previous statements which dismissed terrorism as a cause for the crash. (NYT) Home: Mayor de Blasio released a statement on the acceptance of Syrian refugees, affirming the […]

Obama has announced that the U.S. won’t be sending in ground troops to fight ISIL, a controversial action that is certainly a different tactic than his predecessor’s. The governor of Texas wrote a letter to President Obama declaring that Texas would not accept Syrian refugees because “any one of [them] could be connected to terrorism.” […]