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Cory Booker Responds to Plea to Be Someone's Daddy
Broadly Staff
8.2.16
track

Scientists Aren’t Sure How Usain Bolt Can Run 23 Miles Per Hour
The Jamaican track star runs a lot faster than his physiology would suggest.
Madison Margolin
8.2.16
News

Woman Roofied at Osheaga Sparks Criticism Over Music Festival Safety
Research shows 25 percent of new sex assault patients at hospitals have attended mass gatherings.
Manisha Krishnan
8.2.16
americas

People are lining up to be cops in Dallas after officers were gunned down last month
In the two-week period following the attack on July 7, 467 people applied to work for the force. That’s 243 percent higher than during a similar period in the month prior.
Tamara Khandaker
8.2.16
Abzu

‘Abzû’ Is the Stress-Free Video Game Our Frantic Lives Need Right Now
Giant Squid's diving simulator does little that's truly original, but its art and music combine for the most wonderful escape from reality.
Mike Diver
8.2.16
Telltale Games

The First Episode of Telltale’s 'Batman' Remixes a Famous Villain, but Still Feels So Familiar
It's not yet clear if this new interactive adventure is more The Dark Knight than it is Batman & Robin.
Mike Diver
8.2.16
Noctis

Before 'No Man's Sky' There Was 'Noctis'
Noctis came out 16 years ago, but it offers the same spirit of exploration that No Man's Sky promises to deliver.
Dylan Roberts
8.2.16
Headlander

I Can’t Keep ‘Headlander’ Out of My Mind
The stylish sci-fi game is scratching a metroidvania itch that I never knew I had.
Mike Diver
8.2.16
Stuff

Meet the Filmmakers Keeping VHS Alive
Music video makers Michael Reich and Mike Pinkney have turned their VHS aesthetic into a bizarre feature-length movie about Carrie but with cats.
Justine Smith
8.2.16
Religion

Cool Pope Says Women May Be Able to Become Deacons Now
Pope Francis has created a special commission to decide whether women can become deacons in the Catholic church.
Leah Carroll
8.2.16
crime & drugs

Mexican mayor arrested for allegedly ordering a massacre
The mayor, who allegedly ordered ten people killed at the weekend, had long-rumored ties to the Knights Templar cartel in the drug-war ravaged state of Michoacán.
Alan Hernandez
8.2.16
doping

Can Athletes Ever Really Come Back from Doping Bans?
The return of sprinters like Justin Gatlin, LaShawn Merritt, and Tyson Gay to the Olympics raises the question, once more, of whether an athlete who has been caught doping can ever be truly clean again.
Mary Pilon
8.2.16
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