April 23, 2014
- Rwanda's president gets a free pass on human rights abuses because of Western guilt over genocide.
- The case for firing nearly the entire New York Times columnist pool: sloppy and tired to the point of making Gail Collins look good.
- Divorce rate for piping plovers is 67%; flamingos break up 99% of the time.
- Assuming Hillary Clinton runs for president, it's likely she'll be "lunch-pail Hillary" at home and "Iron Hillary" abroad.
- Chess prodigy and economist says Putin is a master of tactics, but his end game is pride.
- Alcohol deemed the most dangerous drug, but an economist would still prefer his kids to drink than smoke pot, for social benefits.
- Justin Bieber just happens to request a photo-stop at Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine.
- Graphic history of passwords, from the ancient Egyptians to the Heartbleed bug.
- Children's book author Eric Carle reconnects with childhood friend in an "Easter miracle."
- Law forbidding doorknobs in Vancouver to help the elderly open doors puts the elderly at risk of bear attacks.
- As funerals go green, you can now "mix your loved one's cremated remains into an eco-friendly cement reef ball and place it in the ocean."
- Aging out of the foster system.
- When white supremacists work on "brand management," CNN isn't wrong to ask marketing experts for their thoughts.
- Nearly anything fashioned or put forth by black people gets referred to as “hip-hop,” even when the description is a poor or pointless fit.
- Rapper Iggy Azalea can't crowd-surf at concerts because fans—more female than male—attempt to finger her.
- Journalists react to the theft of intellectual property at the heart of John Jeremiah Sullivan's blues quest.
- See also: Profile of Chris King, modern-day blues investigator and record maker.