The former Buddhist monk behind the soy sauce bottle.
A quick profile of the former Buddhist monk who designed the ubiquitous soy sauce bottle.
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North Korea's complaint.
A longtime North Korean diplomat calls Mike Pence “stupid,” and says any comparisons to Libya are “ignorant.” 1/27 At the same time, North Korea dismantles its main nuclear-weapons test site. 2/27 Another American consular employee falls ill after a mysterious sonic attack, this time in China. 3/
Hu hu hu hu.
After winning Georgia's Democratic nomination yesterday, Stacey Abrams could now become America's first black woman governor in November. 1/25 See also: More key election takeaways from Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, and Texas. 2/25 Multiple McDonald's and Walmart employees take up sexual harassment lawsuits
The Rooster Nonfiction Pop-up: Priestdaddy, Second Half
Today we wrap up our third and final book in this month's reading, as Sarah Hepola and Andrew Womack discuss the culmination of Patricia Lockwood's memoir, which ends up being about so much more than her father.
Anyone got 30 mil?
The Justice Department expands its internal investigation into the FBI's Russia probe after FBI and Justice officials met yesterday with President Trump. The question is, who blinked? 1/23 A thoughtful Twitter thread to help you understand Trump’s latest tweeting about the Justice Department. 2/23 Trump
American rehab is dangerously unregulated.
We don't often post John Oliver videos, no matter how good they are, but this one's smart and succinct about America's rehab problem. See also: "Predatory Behavior Runs Rampant in Facebook's Addiction Support Groups."
Again / not again.
Three months after Parkland, America grieves yet another massacre of children by a young man with guns. 1/20 This year has seen an average of slightly more than one school shooting per week in the United States—a country where over 33,000 people die from guns each year.
The Rooster Nonfiction Pop-up: Priestdaddy, First Half
We're down to the last book in our first-ever Tournament of Books nonfiction event. Today, Sarah Hepola and Andrew Womack discuss the beginning of Patricia Lockwood's memoir, Priestdaddy.
Naming names.
A new White House proposal would prevent Planned Parenthood and other organizations from receiving federal money while providing abortions, even if those services use private funding. 1/18 After one death and more than 170 known incidents of illness, the CDC says romaine lettuce is now safe to eat. 2/
The climate is changing faster than gender inequality.
“Gaza buries its dead as death toll from protests at fence with Israel rises to at least 60.” Are we to assume that the protests—and not the Israeli military—killed these people? American media avoids saying who it was that killed more than 60 Palestinians on Monday. 1/15