So, It's the End of the World and We're Still Here
Midnight has come and gone on December 21 and the world is still intact. At least where we are.
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In the real world, there were escalating political nightmares and merciless superstorms and terrible shootings. But on TV and on the radio, at the movies and all across the Internet, there was revitalization and renewal, invention and good old-fashioned fun.
Midnight has come and gone on December 21 and the world is still intact. At least where we are.
The world is ending right now! Unless you believe the Mayans were operating on Daylight Savings Time, in which case the clock is ticking on both Earth's final hours and the race for the stupidest ways to get ready.
Though Russians are panicking about the upcoming doomsday and Gail Collins is writing her column about zombies, it's important to note this new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute and the Religion News Service.
The beloved astrophysicist's tweets about Mayans ruffled some feathers. And now he's very sorry that so many people misunderstood him. For the most part, anyway.
Discovered: Get ready for the world to end this year, a new kind of old tomato, why some people kick in their sleep, and animals on earth earlier than expected.
Archeologists have unearthed what they say is the oldest known version of the Mayan calendar and one that doesn't "end" with the Earth's destruction later this year. Yeah, you're welcome.
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