Binge Reading Disorder
The typical American consumes more than 100,000 words a day and remembers none of them.
Archive
A collection of 14284 issues
April 16, 2015
* Con men swindle South Indian migrants who come to the Gulf for the promised land and find only cruel employment. * Four hundred feared drowned as another boat capsizes with North African immigrants heading to Italy. * Shell Gulf spill ate away mangroves that held an island ecosystem together, so it doesn&
Union Square Sports Bar
An adventure of food and drink in San Francisco naturally expands to include Ornette Coleman, Mexican wedding cookies, and a pet monkey admiring the ocean.
April 15, 2015
* Obama grudgingly concedes to Congressional bill demanding authority in negotiations with Iran. * Despite her ties to Wall Street aristocracy, Clinton emphasizes her commitment to campaign finance reform. * A fierce primary would strengthen Hillary—so she needs Martin O'Malley to step up. * Ignore all the bad punditry about Clinton&
The Limousine
Prom is a big night for many teenagers, full of firsts. First corsage. First big dance. Never mind first time in a limo—with disastrous results.
April 14, 2015
* The UAE gave more than a million dollars to New York police—the paper trail goes mysteriously cold after that. * Police are rarely charged for fatal shootings in the line of duty because the burden of proof is so high. * Putin reframes WWII anniversary to consolidate Russian nationalism and prepare
April 13, 2015
* It's a flag—it's a Tinder profile—it's a street sign—no, it's Hillary Clinton's campaign logo. * Because the US is now largely Democratic, Hillary Clinton will probably win—unless the economy tanks. * The checkbox to donate to public financing
Sacred Headwaters
Dramatic photography from one of British Columbia’s most stunning spaces, under constant threat from mining development.
April 10, 2015
* Obama likely to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. * ISIS hackers take control of French television station, prompting emergency meetings of European media. * Hillary Clinton to announce her presidential campaign on Twitter this weekend. * Facebook users who don't realize their news feed is
April 9, 2015
* White House backs state-level plan to end LGBT “conversion therapy.” * Critics accuse California of Ferguson's crimes: extracting big revenue from minor traffic violations. * Malawi police told to shoot anyone attacking albinos, whose body parts are prized by witch doctors. * Tens of thousands of Dominicans of Haitian descent