Mars on Mars
Stella Maria Baer has made a life for herself in the Northeast. But her ethereal treatment of the cosmos and the desert have won her a massive, devoted following.
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A collection of 14232 issues
March 9, 2015
* Obama tells a crowd in Selma, "We know the march is not yet over." * Selma today is a place expected to carry perhaps more symbolic weight than any small city can bear. * Senator Lindsay Graham reveals he has never sent an email. * For media geeks: War stories from
March 6, 2015
* White supremacy is the machinery of Galactus which allows for the potential devouring of everything you own. * Federal agencies, especially DOJ, launch quiet resistance against FOIA reform. * Ballooning campaign contributions to judges fly under the radar, despite growing attention to money in politics. * Oil company won't let youth
March 5, 2015
* Justice Dept. investigation finds endemic civil rights abuses in Ferguson PD. * Related: For evidence of racial bias in Ferguson PD, look to an impartial judge: radar guns. * Fellow opposition leader Navalny blames Russian government for Nemtsov murder. * Russia accuses the US of stoking mass protests and financing opposition movements within
March 4, 2015
* Amid steelworker negotiations, Shell announces plan to deploy scabs at refineries nationwide by summer. * An al Qaeda founder-turned-spy tells how he indoctrinated new Islamist recruits and how theology drove him to leave. * Air pollution concerns spur talk of a "Silent Spring" in China—but the air
March 3, 2015
* Hillary Clinton used only personal email to conduct government business during her Secretary of State tenure. * Kurdish Workers Party attracts Western volunteers in ISIS fight—some are loath to accept its leftism. * Forty percent of Syriza condemn austerity deal; many in Greece believe the Euro is worth saving. * Cuba remains
March 2, 2015
* Jewish Democrats are stuck in the middle. * Arizona conservatives petition US Supreme Court to strike down independent review of redistricting. * A chronological visualization of all 1,175 people killed by police in the US in 2014. * Reneging on promises, France has yet to provide reparations to Algerians affected by nuclear
A Perfect, Unattainable Romance
Niagara Falls is known as the perfect place for a romantic honeymoon, or a spectacular death. Rebecca Bird’s paintings capture arrested motion with poise, mystery, and careful attention.
February 27, 2015
* German lawmakers expected to pass a four-month extension of Greece’s bailout plan. * Ski resorts experiment with variable pricing, rewarding customers for committing early. * Environment committee chairman and noted climate-change denier throws snowball on the Senate floor to make a point. * "Rich white boy" New Orleans
February 26, 2015
* Clinton Foundation accepted millions from seven foreign governments while Hillary was Secretary of State. * Two ISIS fighters explain why they joined. * ISIS lays waste to Mosul's cultural heritage, including UNESCO sites and rare books. * Americans are approaching a consensus on immigration, and in a very different place than