February 24, 2014
- Ukraine's acting leadership—whom Russia claims "seized power"—to meet with EU for economic assistance.
- The Russian media continually make the claim that the Ukrainians who protest are Nazis.
- In China, anti-vice campaign threatens Dongguan's economic stability, which depends almost entirely on sex tourism.
- Fascinating exposé by the ghostwriter of Assange's failed autobiography.
- Scientists' increasing reliance on DNA sequencing might render Linnean taxonomy an obsolete organizational system.
- Women with access to firearms become homicide victims at significantly higher rates than men.
- The unique species of Ecuador's Cerro Blanco forest.
- Why Ikea redesigned its popular Expedit shelving: Losing a centimeter of wood will result in massive savings and sustainability.
- Writer think-pieces about why we're more open to Whole Foods pseudoscience than creationism and climate change denial.
- Fans often seem to believe that if a character is changed from white to black, they will no longer be able to identify with that superhero.
- Brief history of movie novelizations.
- Books by Ambrose Bierce, H.P. Lovecraft, and other recommended reads for True Detective fanatics.
- Following up an idea floated by Alexander Chee during an interview, Amtrak begins writers' residencies.
- See also: Alexander Chee dispels the rumors surrounding artist colonies.
- With all due respect to Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt: Oblique Fucking Strategies.