A Trump Presidency Has a Lot of Americans Considering a New Home in Canada
In the hours after Donald Trump’s primary victories on Super Tuesday, Google searches for “How to move to Canada” soared. [Mashable]
The Rodney King Beating: 25 Years Later
Before the O.J. Simpson case, there was Rodney King and the video watched around the world. On March 3, 1991, several Los Angeles police officers beat King in the head and back with nightsticks. The attack went on to stir public outrage in LA, with some of the riots trickling to big cities like New York City. Although the officers were later acquitted, King went on to win lawsuits against the police department and city, and the conversation of police brutality started to spread across the country. [LA Times]
San Francisco Prosecutors Bust Inmate ‘Fight Club’ Run By Sheriff
Three sheriff’s deputies at a San Francisco jail are accused to forcing inmates to fight one another against their will and threatening them with mace or a stun gun if they refused, SFGate reports. The recent reports out of San Francisco adds onto dozens of stories to emerge in recent months about sexual abuse and poor conditions in jails across the country. [SF Gate]
A Homeless Man in Park Slope Gets Some Support From Neighbors
Gene, a biochemist by trade with credit for more than 40 patents, has lived in a Ford Explorer on Fifth Street for more than a year. Neighbors were initially unsettled by his presence, but as they got to know him, they started pitching in: paying his parking tickets, hiring a lawyer to help him get disability benefits, even having him over for Thanksgiving dinner.
No, YOU’RE crying. [NYT]
The Obamas Will Headline SXSW This Year
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will both be keynote speakers at the 2016 South by Southwest Festival, marking the first time a sitting president and first lady have attended the event. President Obama will discuss civic engagement in the 21st century, while Michelle Obama will talk about the White House’s “Let Girls Learn” initiative. Do the lineups for Governors Ball and Panorama still seem as impressive? [The Verge]
Would You Buy a Ruth Bader Ginsburg Coloring Book?
Coloring is all the rage for adults these days and now you can color the Notorious RBG, according to SheKnows.com. SheKnows has created a free, printable coloring book featuring Bader Ginsburg in a number of situations, including sitting on a unicorn in front of a rainbow. Sharpen your coloring pencils!
Nickelodeon Revives ‘Legends of the Hidden Temple’ as a TV Movie
Calling all Silver Snakes and Blue Barracudas: Nickelodeon is bringing back a popular 1990s game show with a live-action TV movie inspired by “Legends of the Hidden Temple.” The film will follow three siblings as they go through a series of obstacles to stay alive, Variety reports. Fans of football-headed “Hey Arnold” will also get a two-part movie based on the animated series. [Variety]
Scott Kelly Grew 2 Inches After Spending a Year in Space
Astronaut Scott Kelly, 52, arrived in the U.S. early Thursday morning after a year-long mission in space. NASA doctors will soon examine him, as well as his identical twin brother Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, to learn more about how the human body adjusts to a long-duration spaceflight. Kelly said that overall he “feels pretty good,” but apparently is now two inches taller than his brother Mark. The spine lengthens in space because the disks of the spinal columns, which as usually compressed due to gravity, expand. [NBC]
.@StationCDRKelly is home after a historical #YearInSpace! Hear his 1st thoughts, plus hear from @DrBiden & others: https://t.co/0pdYOjp7bq
— NASA (@NASA) March 3, 2016
A Team of Refugees Will Compete at This Year’s Olympics
For the first time, a team of refugee athletes — who’ve been forced to leave their home countries but haven’t established citizenship elsewhere — will get to compete in the Olympic games, which are held this year in Brazil. “We want to send a message of hope for all refugees in our world,” said International Olympics Committee President Thomas Bach. Forty-three refugee athletes have been chosen to compete for spots on a team of between five and 10 total. [Quartz]
Watch the Newly Released “Ghostbusters” Trailer
Who you gonna call? A trailer for the forthcoming “Ghostbusters” reboot dropped Thursday, offering a first look at the all-female cast envisioned by director Paul Feig. The new clip features plenty of throwbacks to the beloved original, including Slimer and plenty of green goo. And check out DNAinfo's round up of recognizable NYC spots featured in the trailer.
Nibble & Squeak: A New Dining Club For Parents and Toddlers with Expensive Tastes
Fancy parents rejoice — a new dining club has figured out way for you and your 2-year-old to keep get your fix of Michelin-starred food, while also having a makeshift changing table just steps away. [Grub Street]
This column was compiled by DNAinfo reporters Nikhita Venugopal, Shaye Weaver, Gwynne Hogan, Eddie Small, Camille Bautista, Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, Emily Frost, Noah Hurowitz, Carolina Pichardo, Jeanmarie Evelly and Irene Plagianos.
