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A collection of 14232 issues
August 1, 2014
* Aspiring British parliamentarians discouraged by masters in angelic reiki. * India’s Parliament hiring men with a gift for mimicry to frighten away monkeys. * Humans have kept elephants longer than we’ve domesticated chickens—yet Behemoth's crying comes as a shock. * "Cafe Putin" to open next week,
Water From Elephants
Humans have kept elephants for thousands of years, longer than we've domesticated chickens. Yet the great animals’ capacity to cry for freedom comes as a shock.
July 31, 2014
* Federal authorities at US international airports are watching for passengers displaying Ebola symptoms. * UN officials accuse Israel of serious international rights violations after it bombed a UN-designated shelter. * In an interview with a Guardian reporter, Ukrainian rebel commander nicknamed "the Demon" threatens to kill him. * The housing
July 30, 2014
* Bloomberg correspondent captured by Ukrainian rebels in Donetsk. * Journalists in Russia's Far East nominate Putin for "Hero of Russia" title for his annexation of Crimea. * The misogyny within Israel's Gaza attacks: rape threats and slut-shaming Palestine supporters. * Two Austin women go topless to
Café de La Esquina
Between love and tacos, sometimes it's better to choose tacos. Our series continues where we ask novelists to dine out, then write us something that 1) is a restaurant review; 2) is not a restaurant review.
July 29, 2014
* During an authorized protest, ISIS marches in the Hague, calling for “Death to the Jews.” * In the downing of flight MH17, the share of the Netherlands’ population killed was greater than America’s loss in 9/11. * Germany, Britain, France, Italy, and the US agree on stiffer sanctions against Putin
All About Eves
Eve becomes a woman of many lives, whether trying her first cigarette or weeping in a wedding dress.
July 28, 2014
* During an uncertain Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire, Israeli official says the IDF is only attacking if fired upon. * Texan ranchers near the Mexican border band together to track down illegal immigrants and send them back. * Long after the demise of the sanitarium, doctors have begun prescribing nature walks. * First large-scale
July 25, 2014
* Fossils from a newly discovered dinosaur species suggest nearly all dinosaurs were feathered. * Walmart ice-cream sandwiches don't melt in the sun because they're full of so much gum. * Just before the troops went into Gaza, I went to a protest in Jerusalem. I went because