This God’s for You
A man and a supreme being walk into a bar. It’s a hokey joke until one day it’s true and the big man starts offering tax advice.
Archive
A collection of 14284 issues
February 18, 2014
* UN investigators release 372-page report accusing North Korea of crimes evoking Nazi-era atrocities. * Infrastructures—access to firearms, prescription drugs—may overshadow mental illness in climbing suicide rates. * Neknomination, disastrous online drinking game in which a person takes shots and challenges others, is sweeping the globe. * Why the U.
Rule-Based Systems
The power of architecture, the architecture of power—it’s all one and the same (and occasionally beautiful) in the business of high-tech.
February 14, 2014
* Right now Florida is the only state in the U.S. completely free of snow. * Indonesian volcano erupts; 200,000 evacuated while airports as far as Australia cancel flights due to ash. * Hungary strengthens ties with Russia. * In the U.S., 40% of children are born to single mothers—indirectly
February 13, 2014
* To explain how many medals a nation will win...the authors considered a nation's population and per-capita income. * Every time a freeze sets in, global warming skeptics crow—a brief explanation of why they're wrong. * Terrifying space footage of England, where wind gusts from 80-
My Scummy Valentine
The only thing worse than Valentine's Day is a crappy Valentine's Day. A handful of TMN writers and editors dish (anonymously) on their worst dates—crying men, rugby brawls, and a dislocated sacroiliac joint.
February 12, 2014
* Traffickers and local police have colluded to keep Eritrean refugees in torture camps in Egypt and Sudan for the past decade. * Audience attendance at Sochi is abysmally low—at times 50% less than stadium capacity—seats are now offered to volunteers. * American bars are too loud and cafes too quiet
The Misplaced Birthday of President George Washington
The truth behind Washington’s Birthday, President’s Day, Presidents’ Day, or whatever the hell you want to call it, as briefly explained by puppets.
February 11, 2014
* Following years of the Taliban obstructing vaccinations, a Kabul girl is the first to be diagnosed with polio since 2001. * In Iraq, accidental detonation during training kills 22 would-be suicide bombers. * Stigmatizing smokers has gone too far. * North Carolina hospital informs patients they may have been exposed to a
Gentlemen, Formerly
A gentleman in 1720 could read Greek while mounting a running horse. Today’s gentleman reads GQ in the bathroom. From rapists to stylists, a history of the American gentleman.