Sam Eifling

Sam has reported or edited for the Associated Press, The New Republic, Deadspin, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Miami Herald, the Oxford American, the Arkansas Times, ESPN, Popular Science, Sports Illustrated, Slate, Grantland, Pacific Standard, and New Times Broward-Palm Beach. He graduated from Northwestern and the University of British Columbia, and still reps Arkansas from Brooklyn.

Science

Dr. Ben Carson Was a Hero of Science Before His Presidential Run Made Him a Punchline 

'The Wire' called it 10 years ago: He was the pediatric neurosurgeon everyone wanted to be.

By Sam Eifling
Science

Biden's 'Moonshot' to Cure Cancer Needs the Internet Age, Not the Space Age

Obama's State of the Union Address call to end cancer will never have its moon-landing moment. We must triumph one small step at a time.

By Sam Eifling
Entertainment

The Ludicrous 'Force Awakens' Box Office Was Like 80 Typical Movies in 2015

On its own, the 'Star Wars' sequel beat the totals of nearly every other American weekend at the movies.

By Sam Eifling
Entertainment

Jiwaru, the 2015 Japanese Word of the Year, Expresses How You Love Videos

Before a snippet of digital culture goes viral, it must "grow on you."

By Sam Eifling
Science

Michael Dell's Handwritten Business Card From 1984 Is a Tiny Work of Poetry

On Twitter, the computing magnate posted this relic from a simpler time.

By Sam Eifling
Science

An Unstoppable Fungus Disease Is Wiping Out the World's Banana Plants

By Sam Eifling
Entertainment

Paris Responds to Terrorist Attacks With Red Wine, Rock Music, and Defiance

"This was an attack on our way of life."

By Sam Eifling
Culture

Veterans Day Is Amazing for Vintage Family Photos of Soldiers and Military

Remembering the WWI armistice with Twitter is exactly how your gramps would've wanted it.

By Sam Eifling
Culture

The Best Man's Speech: A How-To

Rob McNally, the best man in five different weddings, has earned the title. For your next speech, follow his lead.

By Sam Eifling
Entertainment

The 'John Wick' Virtual Reality Game Will Double-Tap Your Oculus Rift

A first-person shooter set in the Continental Hotel. 

By Sam Eifling
Entertainment

It's the Summer of Matt McCoy

The counsel you want if you're on HBO.

By Sam Eifling
Culture

The 'Wall Street Journal' Invents a Country, and It's Rad

Not even spellcheck knows what's going on here.

By Sam Eifling
Culture

Ted Cruz's Homer Simpson Impression Is This Generation's Dukakis Tank Ride

In a way, he's a winner. But in another, more accurate way ...

By Sam Eifling
Culture

Scrabble Was Right to Purge Its Curses and Slurs. Mostly.

The game of words can get more fun when you include the bad ones.

By Sam Eifling
Entertainment

This Secluded Bookstore Corner Could Be Your Summer Reading List

'No matter what you feel, it will be OK.'

By Sam Eifling
Culture

The Supreme Court Just Legalized Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide, and Twitter Is a Victory Party

Hugging and high-fiving in 140 characters.

By Sam Eifling
Entertainment

Not a Dad Yet? Great. Now's the Time to Push for Paternity Leave.

Fight for your rights before you need 'em.

By Sam Eifling
Science

The Sky Went Bonkers Last Night After a Huge Solar Flare

An aurora borealis gave America an overnight acid trip.

By Sam Eifling

The 'New York Times' Rent or Buy Calculator Has a Gaping Hole in It

Overlooking the major downside of buying: owning during a calamity.

By Sam Eifling
Science

French Taxi Drivers Are Setting Traps for Uber Drivers

Watch out on the mean streets of Marseille. 

By Sam Eifling