* 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
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.
* 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
Eve becomes a woman of many lives, whether trying her first cigarette or weeping in a wedding dress.
* 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
* 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
* US-backed Afghan militias murder and rape their way through Afghanistan. * Kerry says he doesn't want to return home without securing a ceasefire. * America lifts ban on flights to Israel. * By "mowing the grass," Israel hopes to exhaust Hamas through attrition, with modest gains and acceptable
A Marxist upbringing, graduating into a recession, and a lineage of missed opportunities make a brutal combination.
* Classified images support the likelihood a surface-to-air missile fired from rebel-held Ukraine brought down MH17. * Today two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down by pro-Russia forces in eastern Ukraine. * One child has been killed in Gaza every hour for the past two days. * Palestinder publishes screenshots
London traffic, bladder control, and a runaway Cordelia challenge a mostly wool production of Shakespeare’s “King Lear.”
