One Person’s Version
What Watertown teaches us about sourcing in journalism.
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A collection of 14232 issues
July 25, 2013: Afternoon
* A brief history of England's King Georges. * Jane Austen to replace Charles Darwin on UK's £10 note. * Irish justice minister calls his country's refusal to permit abortions for rape, incest, and fetal abnormalities "unacceptable cruelty." * Anthony Weiner's letter to his
July 25, 2013: Morning
* Nearly 80% of previously arrested burglars, surveyed in 2011, said info drawn from social media helps thieves plan jobs. * Private U.S. companies invest nearly twice as much as those listed on the stock market. * Geneva offers extremely secure giant safe for wealthy art patrons' collections. * China says no
July 24, 2013: Afternoon
* Arctic forests are on fire now more than at any point in the past 10,000 years. * Dodger Stadium now serves beer with frozen foam that acts as an insulating lid. * From 2010, Sloane Crosley on sexting. * USC says college student was not raped because her alleged assailant did not
Go Your Own Way
The recent ho-hum reaction to the purchase and ensuing buyback of Frommer’s obscures one key fact: Guidebooks are creators of social change. A defense of their place in the canon.
July 24, 2013: Morning
* White House defends NSA's data-collection programs prior to House's vote today on their legality. * Human rights organization launches poster campaign to find surviving Nazis in Germany. * Comprehensive list of Florida's other "stand your ground" cases. * Florida man, 99 years old, still
July 23, 2013: Afternoon
* CNN on the royal baby: Kate is "brilliant" for having a boy and "really ticked all the boxes" in doing so. * London mayor: Stop fretting about Germany's reunification—instead, copy it. * Like Luke Skywalker was when I was seven, Brian Eno is a role
July 23, 2013: Morning
* Hundreds of inmates—including senior al Qaeda—escape Abu Ghraib during "military-style assault" against guards. * NSA general says reports of the agency's snooping has been greatly exaggerated and is causing sources to dry up. * Why I love writing code for journalism. * In 2011, 12,300
Songs in the Key of Eno
Much to the chagrin of his former 25-year-old self, a man in his forties—with no singing experience outside the shower—joins the village chorus. Terror, learning, and intense joy, all while making Brian Eno proud.
July 22, 2013: Afternoon
* UK now requires ISPs to automatically block pornography, unless subscribers request otherwise. * Tumblr bans more search terms to curb porn on its iPhone app. * Pakistan struggles with polio epidemic, but anger over drones hampers prevention efforts. * The race speech Obama didn't make: Detroit's bankruptcy is the