Terrapin Station
All the magic of the Mojave Desert, or the Amazon rainforest, can be found in the salt marshes of New Jersey.
Archive
A collection of 14284 issues
September 4, 2014
* In a video address, ISIS threatens Putin and Russia with war in the North Caucasus. * Abbas reportedly told Netanyahu he'd cede control of the West Bank to Israel if current border talks fail. * Whites support tougher criminal laws at least partly because they overestimate black and Hispanic crime
The Jungle Look
The rear ends of black women appear to be pop culture’s current favorite commodity. But Nicki Minaj’s new video is anything but so simple.
September 3, 2014
* On the senselessness of ISIS executions. * Meant to mark the end of combat in Afghanistan, NATO's summit has new relevance in the midst of Russian aggression. * The Ebola outbreak has infected more than 3,000. * A Columbia student will carry around her dorm mattress until her rapist leaves
Fractured Fauna
Copper deer, bears with cabinet legs, and other absurdities to be found in the future wild.
September 2, 2014
* Before Labor Day was all beach selfies and the death of white jeans, it was about the social advancement of common people. * Chinese government creates full-court anti-Japan press, going so far as to create angry national holidays. * Employing history of early Islam and the original caliphs, Islamic State
September 1, 2014
* Happy Labor Day: Hourly wages have flatlined over the past five years. * Sweden becomes the first Nordic country with a case of suspected Ebola—UPDATE: It's been ruled out. * About half of the Syrian population has been displaced by the nation's civil war. * South Africa attempts
August 29, 2014
* Obama takes flak for wearing a tan suit, but taupe need not be sad, nay can be sexy, shows Ryan Gosling. * The recent, relentless waves of bad news lead people to overestimate the world’s awfulness. * Russian bank offers two-hour cat loans to customers taking out a mortgage. * Tennessee
August 28, 2014
* Pro-Israel group may be losing support in Congress. * Interviews and satellite imagery show the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq is still stranded on a mountain. * The Islamic State appears committed to the destruction of cultural heritage, archaeological finds, and, in fact, Aramaic. * Since 1997, 1,400 girls were sexually
August 27, 2014
* Ceasefire appears to hold in Israel and Hamas's war of attritition—"an opportunity, not a certainty." * Russia and Ukraine to restart stalled gas talks, pleasing Europeans. * Endgame for Putin. * Analysis of Mein Kampf reviewers on Amazon finds many admirers with praise for Hitler. * Study finds users