Happening Around The World: Iraqi Kurds overwhelmingly voted for independence in a referendum on Wednesday, with the election commission reporting that 93% of the 3.3 million Kurds who reside in Iraq supported secession. Will this matter to Baghdad? Probably not. Still, it can’t go any worse than Brexit is. (BBC, Telegraph) Happening In The US: Trump […]

A sunken ship called the HMS Terror was discovered in the Arctic, roughly 168 years after its shipwreck. Apparently, its voyage (with the ultimate goal of finding the Northwest Passage) was doomed from the start–probably because the Northwest Passage doesn’t exist. We suggest you name your ships a little better next time, @British Royal Navy. […]

A teenage boy to his mother, incredulously: “What is this place? Like, what do they even do here?” Two parents pulling matching suitcases out of Carman to two people in white Dining Services chef uniforms: “I just have to tell you, the food here is fantastic! I know you’re pulling out all the stops for […]