After Birth
A home birth begets a crash course in DIY medical waste disposal.
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A collection of 14232 issues
January 29, 2014
* Obama delivers modest State of the Union address, vowing solo action for remainder of his term. * Fact-checking the State of the Union. * The GOP's replacement plan for Obamacare is actually the party's first step away from the idea that it's going to repeal
January 28, 2014
* Out of 3 billion airplane passengers last year, only 244 died—significantly fewer than the 2,900 deaths triggered by hippos. * "No, an Abandoned Ship Full of Diseased Rats Is Not Floating Towards Britain." * Anti-Corruption Foundation honors Sochi's five most distinguished money siphoners profiting off
January 27, 2014
* This is Danny Pearl's final story. * Tunisia approves new constitution after bloody Arab Spring revolt three years ago. * Sixty-nine percent of olive oil for sale is doctored, with most "Italian" olive oils originating in Spain or Tunisia. * Stunning photo of ship stranded in Antarctica, surrounded
The High Life
Aerial views made from direct observation, enlivened by composite viewpoints, heightened color, and the manipulation of light and scale.
January 24, 2014
* FBI arrests revenge-porn site operator for paying a hacker to steal hundreds of nude photos from people's email accounts. * Morocco repeals law that exonerates rapist if they marry their victims, but marital rape is still legal. * Series of storms in the Atlantic tosses abandoned cruise ship of
White Rabbit
When illness erases the fine line between love and obsession.
January 23, 2014
* European Union proposes to end binding national targets for renewable energy production. * Sulphate pollution from China results in U.S. smog. * Multiple studies show that gentrification may be a boon to longtime residents, who likely don't leave the neighborhood. * Data based on disease models predicts Facebook will lose
Do Not Endure Verbal, Emotional, or Physical Abuse
Offered an opportunity to help a father reach out to his young daughter, a writer agrees to assist. But the challenge isn’t as simple as grammar and commas.
January 22, 2014
* Interesting account of actor Jeffrey Wright's attempts to develop a gold mine in Sierra Leone. * Times of India's disturbing front-page headline. * Photos of Bombay's slum-surrounded residential skyscrapers titled after their ad slogans. * See also: Sketches of architecture and street life in Paris