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A couple’s decision to combine bookshelves supplies a series of revelations.
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A collection of 14284 issues
January 30, 2015
* Poverty determines who lives and dies—medicine must find equitable ways to finance healthcare. * Rand Paul moves with progressive Democrats—albeit uneasily—on criminal justice reform. * Bobby Jindal is a hypocrite: He thinks Muslims should be secular, but has no such expectation of Christians. * Oklahoma's new seismic activity
Kiss From a Mall Cop
Your party-conversation brief on the most important stories that no one’s talking about anymore—the plight of the Segway, internet child exchanges, Ebola, the current fortunes of Seal, and more.
January 29, 2015
* The Ebola virus is mutating; scientists fear it could become less deadly, but more contagious. * The West is outraged over the police killing of a protester, while the Egyptian government is outraged over the outrage. * Oil is a big motivator for third parties getting involved in wars, according to new
January 28, 2015
* Koch brothers to spend $889 million in 2016 election, $166 million more than Democratic and Republican parties spent in 2012. * For all the hype, Warren won't be the Democrat pushing Clinton to the left—it'll be Obama. * Earth's temperature in 2014 was the highest
The End Isn’t the End
When insomnia and technological convenience collide, a lifetime of binge reading reaches its full potential.
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.
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,