March 18, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Ripples in space further corroborate that the universe expanded tremendously after the Big Bang, a theory known as inflation.
- Russia has the same surface area of Pluto, and 16 other non-Crimea-related facts about the nation.
- Murder of an indefatigable Ugandan MP fits a pattern of corruption and intricate coverups.
- Dispatch from the trial of al Jazeera journalists in Cairo.
- Hindus mark the beginning of spring with bright colors, sweets, bonfires, and water fights.
- Related: Raquel Brust’s hyper-dimensional portraits on the streets of São Paulo.
- The finance industry's move to limit hours won't change a culture of overwork; Silicon Valley is the new frontier of exploitation.
- In the Middle Ages, busyness was one of the deadly sins; today, it keeps us happy.
- Combative interview with former Mayor of San Francisco Art Agnos.
- Boarding schools remind wealthy parents that a country-club membership does not demonstrate "need."
- How much real estate $1 million buys you in every major U.S. city.
- Middle school in Innisfail, Canada refuses to return to Alberta's legislative assembly because members are too openly profane.
- Lorem Ipsum, translated.
- VICE’s "Chiraq" web series is misleading at best, racist and voyeuristic at worst.
- See also: Drill music attracts major labels to Chicago in search of rappers, as gang violence turns the city into a murder capital.
- Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight offers March Madness predictions.
- If you're in New York City next Monday, join TMN for free drinks and Rooster fun.
