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.
Archive
A collection of 14284 issues
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
November 14, 2014
* As unmarked troops and tanks arrive in Ukraine, Moscow and Kiev trade accusations of breaking the ceasefire. * Increasingly advanced counter-surveillance helps ISIS leader elude US strike. * Obama's immigration overhaul could allow millions of currently undocumented adults to legally work and reside in the US. * As in many
November 13, 2014
* House and Senate to vote on Keystone XL pipeline, with pols on both sides lining up to endorse it. * The Valerie Jarrett profile everyone in DC is reading. * Doctors Without Borders to host experimental Ebola treatments in West Africa. * China fails to trumpet the big climate change deal, possibly because
November 12, 2014
* Today at 11 am ET, ESA mission control will webcast its attempt of the first-ever probe landing on a comet. * US and China—who together emit 40% of the world's greenhouse gases—make a deal to reduce carbon emissions. * Five banks, including Citigroup and JPMorgan, to pay
November 11, 2014
* An estimated 120,000 Americans in prison are innocent, many thanks to the plea-bargain system. * FBI says rates of violent crime are lower than at any point since the '70s. * Firm that predicted the 2008 financial crisis sees 65% chance of recession in 2015. * In 2009, 42% of