Burying the Present
Thirty years ago, two friends created a vision of the future—a space opera put to tape—and buried it in a time capsule. Listening again today, it turns out we remember the past as it never quite was.
Archive
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December 17, 2013
* Federal district judge says the NSA's program of tracking all Americans’ phone calls most likely violates the Constitution. * The Pentagon's JROTC program recruits future soldiers from high schools in struggling neighborhoods. * Detroit-area high school is nation's first entirely "flipped" school. * U.
December 16, 2013
* Kim Jong Un's uncle was the first in a series of expected executions in North Korea—the youth are killing off their elders. * DPRK: "Despicable human scum Jang, who was worse than a dog, perpetrated thrice-cursed acts of treachery." * Why Uncle Jang's death
Silent Lights
Human beings captured behind closed doors, in their most animal state. Some images may be considered NSFW.
December 13, 2013
* Masquerading sign-language interpreter at Mandela memorial tells interviewers he's schizophrenic. * Movie sets circa 1940 used white-coated cornflakes for snow; the cracking was so loud that dialogue had to be overdubbed. * Aviation schools offer advanced programs in drone piloting. * Google's top execs used tax-subsidized
The ToB X Long List
{image-1} Unfortunately it’s still too early for us to release the 16-or-so finalists for the 10th edition of The Morning News Tournament of Books, arriving in March 2014. But we’re happy to share the long list of candidates that’s been furiously debated in-house
December 12, 2013
* Women between 15 and 44 are more likely to be injured or die from male violence than from traffic accidents, cancer, malaria, and the effects of war combined. * Who is the next Mandela? * Australia overturns federal same-sex marriage law, declaring all unions that took place under it invalid. * Russian
Having to Do With the Price of Onions
A sharp rise recently in the price of onions in India is about a lot more than just sandwiches. When onions are up, even governments are at risk.
Born, Still
A newborn wavers between life and something else. For the father, a walk in the woods elucidates the struggle between nature and nurture.
December 11, 2013
* Putin amps up Russia's military presence in the Arctic, a "Cold War-like" response to Canada's interest in the North Pole. * The coldest place on earth is an Antarctic plateau measuring -93.2 °C (-135.76 °F). * Winter cold is no impediment to New