Reconsider the Oyster
Tracking a single oyster from the Gulf to Bourbon Street, to a 1,300-ton pile of shells, provides a tour through Louisiana’s precarious coastal economy.
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In Her Own Skin
A longtime leader of New York’s performance art world, Martha Wilson’s photographs exist as proof of her experiments with multiple identities.
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Watching a motorized Lego sculpture of Sisyphus pushing a rock would be enough to satisfy our brains. But the detailed frieze work puts this one in a whole new class of mind happiness. See also: A survey of the many names people call various Lego bricks
December 11, 2015
* Jury finds white Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw guilty of 18 counts of rape and sexual assault, all against black women. * The full testimonies of the 13 women who accused Holtzclaw of rape and sexual assault. * Holtzclaw's mistake that got him caught: assuming all black women in Oklahoma
December 10, 2015
* Use of federal watchlists has dramatically increased under Obama; half of those being watched have no known ties to terrorist organizations. * Obama continues his push to ban those on the no-fly list from buying guns. * How Chicago's black police officers handle their department's legacy of
December 9, 2015
* Not that it matters, but Donald Trump's anti-Muslim policy proposal would be impossible to implement. * J.K. Rowling says Donald Trump is worse than Lord Voldemort. * Pop star Zayn Malik's soft, subtle revolution against Islamophobia and the fear of Muslim men. * Study confirms that text
The 2016 Tournament of Books Long List
The long list for the 2016 Tournament of Books, with 86 titles culled from the year's finest fiction.
The Rooster Wants You (and Your Favorite Novel) for 2016
Here’s your chance to nominate your favorite work of fiction published (in English) in 2015 for consideration as a tournament contender—as well as apply to be this year’s ToB reader judge. One vote and/or entry per person. Deadline for both is midnight Eastern, Wednesday, Dec. 16,
December 8, 2015
* Trump's bid to bar all Muslims from entering the US shouldn't be a surprise—he's the candidate we deserve. * Election history shows that even during a normal year, Iowan voters rarely settle on a decision until the last moment. * Academics say most violence in
December 7, 2015
* France's far-right National Front party makes historic gains in Sunday's elections, securing at least six regions. * Five takeaways from France’s regional elections. * Clinton on reining in Wall Street: Strengthen the Volcker Rule, reward whistleblowers, extend the statute of limitations for major crimes to 10