* Pakistani city of Peshawar buries its dead after a Taliban attack at a school killed at least 140 children and staff. * Putin should look to Britain's Black Wednesday from the '90s to keep his ruble from falling too far. * Slipped inside the recent federal spending bill was
Before the days of GPS, sailors navigated using the feel of the waves. On a mission to learn the ocean's secret rhythms, a researcher discovers a coded message in a ship logbook.
* Taliban attacks an army-run school in northwestern Pakistan, killing more than 120 children. * Despite state charges and Muslim skepticism, Sydney attacker professed himself an advocate of peace and a spiritual healer. * The New Yorker's archival photos of MLK's Selma march. * Inside the Ferguson movement, young
At an Elvis festival in rural Canada, scores of tribute artists (not "impersonators") pay homage to the King. When searching for the meaning of it all, try not to overthink it.
Female subjects painted in classics by old masters—“Diana After the Hunt,” “The Rape of Europa”—get their voices restored, and with them new narratives and powers.
* ISIS began in 2004 at an American-run prison in Iraq—a golden opportunity for future terrorists. * Senate passes spending bill, but not without another shutdown scare from Ted Cruz. * Following the dismantling of Hong Kong's final Occupy site, protesters urge people to refuse to pay taxes in
Understatement can help us cope with disaster. But in the case of Paul McCartney, a little doesn’t always go a long way.
* Senate to begin debate on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that narrowly passed last night, avoiding a government shutdown. * Related: Cromnibus spending bill passes over objection of liberal lights Warren, Pelosi. * See also: National Democrats consistently use liberal DC policies as bartering chips in federal disputes with Republicans. * Nurse
* Psychologists who developed the CIA's torture methods based their work on a study of inducing helplessness in dogs. * Navy debuts laser on Persian Gulf ship, too lethal to be used on humans. * US government infiltrates Cuba's hip-hop scene to turn rappers against their government. * Detroit&
It's the most wonderful time of year, but for atheists and agnostics, it means something altogether different. We asked a group of non-believers to tell us how they’re spending their secular holiday seasons.
