Americans once survived on squirrel pie, whiskey and homemade cheese after British imports dried up

A new documentary exploring Revolutionary-era food has given host Capri Cafaro a firsthand look at the ingenuity that helped colonial Americans adapt, survive and ultimately break from Great Britain. As Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary, Cafaro said the biggest…

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Manson murders allegedly tied to CIA mind control experiments: congressional testimony

House Republicans revisited long-standing questions last week about possible links between the CIA‘s infamous MKUltra program and Charles Manson’s murderous cult, as lawmakers revealed newly discovered agency records are being prepared for declassification. Tuesday’s hearing before the House Oversight Committee’s…

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Xbox is a disaster

Gears of War: E-Day. This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the bleak state of the video game industry, follow Andrew Webster. The Stepback arrives in our subscribers’…

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