January 22, 2014
- Justice Department prosecutors to recommend no charges for Ferguson officer Darren Wilson.
- Spanish "translation" of Republican response to the State of the Union includes immigration reform—but the original English version did not.
- Colorado's late start gives its weed businesses an edge on Californian rivals.
- "Why You Should Care About the Silk Road Trial."
- Latest crude oil spill in the Yellowstone River has locals' attention focused back on Keystone XL.
- Life as a person of color in Oregon would prove to be like trying to play Oregon Trail in a roomful of Klansmen while the computer lab is on fire.
- The "It girl" moniker is now democratic—and ever more pointless.
- Björk and other artists on the tendency to assume women are merely singers.
- Related: Artist carries around sketchbook in case he feels like making someone uncomfortable.
- Interactive Big Mac index tracks global (burger-based) exchange rates.
- Review of the CIA's 1997 family cookbook, including its recipe for "CIA Cake," formerly called "FBI Cake."
- McDonald's french fries revealed to contain actual potatoes among 19 ingredients.
- Car companies resist admitting engine noise in best-selling cars and trucks is faked.
- Paul Ford on how PAPER managed to break the internet without breaking its servers.
- Study finds Twitter better at predicting heart disease rates than income, smoking, and diabetes.
- The average American uses 46 sheets of toilet paper a day.
- Sewage of one million people yields $13 million worth of metal, $2.6 million in gold and silver alone.
- In the US, the most common reported number of lifetime opposite-sex partners for both genders is one.
- How to fall out of love after your partner forwards you the New York Times falling-in-love story.