* Michelle Obama—unlike her husband—doesn't suffer hecklers kindly. * Social media is essential to contemporary civil unrest—in Turkey, Vine is the medium of choice. * According to a new poll, most black Americans feel that, over the past decade, their lives have improved. * Only two million of the
* Facing increasing numbers of protesters arrested on "Moral Mondays," North Carolina governor calls civil disobedience "unacceptable." * Ohio State University president retires after saying of Notre Dame, "You just can't trust those damn Catholics on a Thursday or a Friday." * Lords offer 18
Jil Sander, Fendi create modern-day costumes as delicious as any period drama.
* If we stopped chopping down so many trees, we'd put a dent in one of our largest sources of greenhouse gases. * Supreme Court complicates Fourth Amendment rights by ruling police can collect DNA from individuals without convictions. * In search of "sacred music," John Davidson retraces his
* Black Americans were nearly four times as likely than whites to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession in 2010. * Despite last weekend's shooting surge in New York, the city is still experiencing a 23% drop in gun victims over this time last year. * New York City in
A man follows his grandparents’ trek to Morocco—where the Alaouite Dynasty has ruled since 1666—to search for so-called “sacred music” amid a feedback loop of riots, arrests, and the promise of miracles.
* The number of women senators has grown by 65% in the past decade, as has their influence—seven years ago, military sexual assault was ignored. * In Sweden, where college is free but little else is, students still rack up debt. * In World War II, German soldiers relied on meth to
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Selections from Sam Stephenson’s multi-artist project documenting a season with the Durham Bulls, the North Carolina AAA baseball team that inspired the film “Bull Durham,” which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
* The divide between East and West Berlin is still visible from space—because of different lightbulbs. * By the end of 2012, American families had recouped less than half of what they lost in the economic crash. * The past 33 years of news, as told in CNN clips. * Southern Baptists plan
