The Retreat
How to spend a holiday alone and not get lonely, with adventures in BBQ, books, rummage shops, and cabin porn.
Archive
A collection of 14232 issues
November 21, 2014
* Darren Wilson decision could come today—law enforcement has 48 hours to prep before a public announcement. * After Obama's aggressive defense of immigrants, GOP must keep Latino electorate in mind—or risk losing the demographic. * Japan is in a depression, driven primarily by its quickly shrinking population. * Politicians
November 20, 2014
* Obama to protect up to four million undocumented immigrants from deportation. * Days ahead of the Miss World pageant, Honduras's contestant and her sister found murdered. * Three wounded by gunman at FSU in latest shooting at a US university. * UK denies visa to misogynist "pick-up artist."
The Long Thanatopsis
Over the next few decades, baby boomers will reinvent how America dies. That gives Generation X one last thing to roll its eyes about, as it follows a step behind.
Turnip for Hugh
Brief updates to news stories that have slipped off the front page. This week: Smoking lounges at Reynolds American, Hugh Hefner’s hibernation, and the financial disasters that are Olympic Games.
November 19, 2014
* Bill to force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline fails one vote short of Senate passage. * Senate fails to pass NSA restrictions—some felt reining in the program would undermine the case for eliminating it. * Counting members of Congress among its fans, Uber might be beyond the rules for good.
November 18, 2014
* Since the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico on Sept. 26, police have found many mass graves—but not the right one. * Tackling Obamacare's false narratives. * The US government will profit $5 billion from renewable energy loans, which include failures (Solyndra) and successes (Tesla). * India has little recourse
The Long Play
A marriage in the digital era begins with an invitation to listen to a record. Rediscovering vinyl, sonic memories, and the joy of sitting down to do one single thing.
Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia
A new book surveys the artistic career of Mark Mothersbaugh, from drawings that inspired DEVO to recent film scores.
November 17, 2014
* State Dept. shuts down entire unclassified email system in response to possible security hack. * Japan unexpectedly falls into recession as its GDP shrank in the third quarter—rather than grew, as predicted. * Corruption in the US military, where the low-paid manage large budgets, isn't so different from