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X GON GIVE IT TO YA

The iPhone X is a beautiful mess

Light from a torch falls on the face of a Rohingya Muslim girl sitting with a group on a raft made with plastic containers on which they crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, as they wait for the permission to proceed forward, near Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday it is "an absolutely essential priority" to stop all violence against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, allow them to return to their homes, and grant them legal status.

MARCH OF DESTRUCTION

The ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya is visible from space

Another Hollywood apology.

JUST JOKING

Larry David is the latest celebrity to apologize—for his bad jokes

Active regions on the sun combine to look something like a jack-o-lantern?s face, as pictured in this image provided by NASA on October 8, 2014. REUTERS/NASA/Handout (OUTER SPACE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - TM3EAAA1CSY01

MEMO TO BILL NYE

If the sun is so hot, why is space so cold?

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