April 24, 2015
- When Americans have been killed, the Obama administration has found it necessary to...eventually acknowledge the deaths.
- Kosovo—forever fond of the Clintons—has a clothing store dedicated exclusively to Hillary's sartorial taste.
- Number of death row prisoners has steadily declined since its 2000 peak—along with public support for the death penalty.
- Rejecting "ex-gay" for "same-sex attracted."
- Chinese scientists have successfully genetically modified human embryos, renewing ethical debate.
- Bees may get a high from plants sprayed with pesticides that contain nicotine-like chemicals.
- Stewart Brand: The more we obsess over extinctions that aren't happening, the less we do to help our planet.
- Uh oh avocados.
- Anthony Doerr: "Let's not argue that we shouldn't tamper with the Earth. We've already tampered with it."
- In China, mourners are hiring strippers for funerals to boost attendance; the government wants them to stop.
- Lots of love gets made to nothing at the Air Sex World Championships.
- How Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn blew up hip-hop with Herbie Hancock's "Rockit."
- See also: Our 2005 interview with Bill Laswell.
- Rube Goldberg machines are as fascinating as ever in an age of supposed digital simplicity and convenience.
- The Apple Watch arrives in boutiques—but not Apple stores—so you'd be forgiven for not even noticing.
- Related: The Apple Watch makes me sad because I only have enough wrist space for my beloved Seiko.