* Kerry trying to charm back the Saudis over their disappointment that the U.S. strike on Syria didn't materialize. * Fewer than one in 200 Americans has a law licence, but lawyers include a third of the House and more than half the seats in the Senate. * Gallup finds
* The face of aid in Africa is Angelina Jolie and doctors in lab coats, but it should be the minimally trained community health workers. * Malcom Gladwell had his prefrontal cortex disabled to research ADD. * Brunei to implement amputation for theft, stoning for adultery; criticism of policies is virtually nonexistent. * In
* When President Obama says that the deficit has been cut in half, he is substantially understating what has happened. * U.S. jobs report shows a smaller rise in employment than is expected for this stage of economic recovery. * Mexico condemns U.S. spying after Snowden data showed the NSA read
* Drone strikes do more than end civilian life—they destroy it by grounding local troops and fostering corruption. * If the Obama administration has its way there won't be an end to the counterterrorism war in Afghanistan for years to come. * Northern China is awash with smog; small particle
When dementia gets its grip on a father who always loved slasher movies, a daughter struggles to hold on—if only to the ghost of recognition.
* Tyler Cowen's evil twin explains why the shutdown and debt crisis were all part of a brilliant GOP plan. * In 2012, Mexico produced more than 3 million vehicles, compared with 10.8 million in the United States. * Of the $60 billion global art market, Chinese art accounts for
* Violin believed to have been played by the Titanic's bandmaster as the ship sank sells at auction for £900,000. * A growing number of young Japanese adults are uninterested in sex—their parents worry about "celibacy syndrome." * In the awful Virginia gubernatorial race, the Richmond Times-
Many painters depict themselves, but few work exclusively in the genre of self-portraiture. Selections from Haley Hasler’s body of work—the artist in costumes of everyday life.
* Snowden says he didn't bring any NSA secrets to Russia—he left all classified documents with journalists in Hong Kong. * MTA says this year's projected record number of track deaths doesn't signal a trend. * Whenever you hear a quote about Obamacare, it's
* Native Americans' under-noticed role in the Civil War: Seward once told fighter Ely S. Parker, "Go home, cultivate your farm." * Europe's human rights chief warns Britain it cannot cherry-pick its rules and must give prisoners the right to vote. * Human Rights Watch accuses
