HBO’s Treme Corners You at a Party
When art is staring you in the face, you can’t look away.
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A collection of 14232 issues
March 17, 2015
* "Surging rhetoric" against Iran and the Palestinians from Netanyahu before today's election in Israel. * US Army opens investigations into Iraqi detainee abuse allegations from 2003. * What to expect on the first few days following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. * See also: One-third of the
March 16, 2015
* Robert Durst, subject of HBO doc The Jinx, arrested in murder charges after accidentally admiting his guilt on camera. * Putin re-appears after a 10-day sabbatical from public life, refusing to explain his disappearance. * Putin’s carefully cultivated image rests on never showing weakness, which is crucial in hypercompetitive
The 2015 Tournament of Books: Week One Wrap-Up
We’re one week into the 2015 Tournament of Books. You can grab some updated brackets here that reflect which books have been knocked out and which books remain in the competition. On Monday the tournament kicked off as Matthea Harvey advanced The Bone Clocks over Adam. Of the decision
March 13, 2015
* Giuliani says Obama is to blame for the latest shootings in Ferguson, calls Brown's death “a justifiable homicide." * Protests in Ferguson—or fear thereof—drove huge spike in Missouri gun sales. * NASA launches four spacecraft to study the give-and-take of the Earth and sun'
Home Sweet Sweden
In a life of perpetual movement, the moment arrives when you find yourself desperate for stillness.
March 12, 2015
* Two officers shot outside the Ferguson Police Department during night of protest. * White millennials appear to be no less prejudiced than the rest of the white population. * Critics who say Empire uses the worst of black stereotypes forget that black characters are free to be flawed. * Republicans startled by PR
Crazy in Love With Kansas
Brief updates on important stories that have tumbled off the front page—“Carry That Weight,” Brownbackonomics, the ice bucket challenge, homophobia in Russia, and more.
March 11, 2015
* Towelette that washed up in Western Australia being tested to see if it came from lost flight MH370. * Utah reinstates firing squad as backup to lethal injection. * Lebanese TV host pulls the plug on a sexist Islamic scholar after he tells her to "shut up." * Review of the
March 10, 2015
* US calls Venezuela a national security threat and sanctions top officials. * Isaac Herzog emerging as genuine threat to Netanyahu in Israel's March 17 elections. * Bill Clinton's portraitist reveals that he worked some of Lewinsky’s stained dress into the official portrait. * See also: George W. Bush&