* Germany is relaxing housing standards to a questionable degree to absorb wave of migrants. * Super PACs openly skirt campaign law by filming ad footage in advance or releasing it for free. * Trump's deficit-inflating, bourgeoisie-friendly tax plan is everything he said it wouldn't be—and
David Sedaris reads “You Can’t Kill the Rooster”—the greatest story in human history—about his brother Paul, aka The Rooster. See also: The text for “You Can’t Kill the Rooster”
* The US should welcome Russia's entrance into the fight against IS, even if it means America gets upstaged. * Taliban took Kunduz at dawn. If defended, it will be the first provincial capital to fall since invasion. * Robert Mugabe shouted “We are not gays” at the UN yesterday, and
* Catalonians have voted for independence. Spain will have to decide whether to let them have it. * By 2055, Asian-Americans are predicted to be the largest source of the 18% of Americans who are foreign-born. * Since you seem to like the internet, you should know Jeb Bush is the
* Major climate diplomacy: China to launch the world’s largest carbon market through a cap-and-trade system. * Egyptian president pardons journalists imprisoned for years—without evidence—as Muslim Brotherhood members. * Tragedy strikes Mecca: More than 700 dead in nightmare stampede at precarious pilgrimage site. * "Boehner is trying to
A listener calls into Nick Pandolfi’s radio show with the story of when his mother predicted a hurricane the BBC didn’t. Also: Proof animation obviates subtitles. Animated by Steve Kirby
Just as I remember it. Directed and animated by Yoann Hervo
Try as they might, toys can’t quite do anything people do. Though they may appreciate art. Directed by Vincent Tsui
* "VW has become a bigger downside risk for the German economy than the Greek debt crisis." * The VW scandal is ill-timed for Germany, which is chastening others over debt and refugees—and touting its low carbon footprint. * Related: "Schadenfreude does not square with America’s national
* Hillary Clinton says she's against Keystone XL, days after a college student interrupted her, demanding its rejection. * China's president pledges to help the US fight cybercrime, says it's a victim, not a perpetrator. * A US-China "cyber arms agreement" is a good
