Three Feet by Six Feet by Three Feet
A visit to the granddaddy of Japan’s capsule hotels—with cot-sized individual spaces and shared amenities—and a lesson in different methods of getting along.
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January 27, 2015
* Kurdish forces retake Kobane from ISIS, though US resists declaring victory yet. * Related: For world's biggest nation without a state, Kurdish statehood finally within reach. * Auschwitz was liberated 70 years ago today; six survivors return to the site to tell their stories. * Former CIA officer found guilty of
Tales From the City of Gold
Photographs of communities existing around the mine dumps of Johannesburg, South Africa—defunct mines that were closed decades ago being re-mined for any traces of gold.
January 26, 2015
* Far-left Syriza party wins election in Greece, signaling trouble for the country's international creditors. * An attack by separatist militants leaves 80% of Pakistan without power. * Same-sex marriage may be legal in socially conservative Oklahoma, but it's far from simple. * Nuer refugees fled South Sudan,
Work Is Pretty Scarce Around Here
Just before and right after President Obama’s State of the Union address, an editor telephones complete strangers around the country, to find out what’s really going on.
January 23, 2015
* An initial 300 vials of the experimental Ebola vaccine will arrive in Liberia tonight. * King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies, spurring questions about succession at a critical time. * The Obama Administration has quietly tabled its proposal to reform the NSA's collection of telephone metadata. * Liberal disenchantment with NAFTA
January 22, 2014
* Justice Department prosecutors to recommend no charges for Ferguson officer Darren Wilson. * Spanish "translation" of Republican response to the State of the Union includes immigration reform—but the original English version did not. * Colorado's late start gives its weed businesses an edge on Californian rivals. * "
Do You Believe in Ghosts?
Ignore the critics: Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” is not only a serious, complex comment on space policy, it’s a heartbreaking, philosophical look at the value of time.
January 21, 2015
* Prior to the speech, the White House posted the State of the Union online in the name of political participation. * HealthCare.gov shares user information with dozens of third parties, allegedly to improve customer experience. * State Department calls a coup in Yemen anything but a coup in Yemen. * Mayor of
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