August 14, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Today’s crossword puzzles riddled with sexism, and the gender gap in crossword creators is growing.
- Tea Party challengers in the south resemble nothing more than the racist, fiery populists of recent history.
- In 2013, black residents were over 13 times more likely to get arrested in Ferguson, Mo.
- Checking social media, particularly Twitter and Vine, becomes the only suitable option for knowing the whole story in Ferguson.
- Advertisers will soon sell you goods based on what's in the background of your selfies.
- Life in Britain apparently has much more rain than is typically depicted on Instagram.
- Donetsk, Ukraine, city that once had a population of more than one million, is now a ghost town.
- Related: Ghost malls.
- Of America's 2,305 independent bookstores, 134 name-check animals.
- "Brooklyn's baddest cop," responsible for solving hundreds of homicides, appears to have sent away scores of innocents.
- Snowden, in person.
- South African polar bear, last on the continent, dies of an alleged broken heart.
- Not until we read the complete Senate torture report—at least the executive summary—can we know how far we've fallen.
- Due to careful coverage after Kurt Cobain's death, calls to suicide prevention lines in the Seattle area surged and suicides actually went down.
- One thing about being polite is that you know that within you there lurks an incredibly impolite person.
- Kansas City embraces Korea's most dedicated Royals fan, and the team subsequently goes on a winning streak.
- Atlas of the United States printed for use by the blind.
- Stranded on a desert island, self-help authors rely on their wits and catchphrases to survive.
