* House members stake out aisle seats at the State of the Union for a chance to be seen on television by constituents. * Graphing the rhetoric of the last 12 State of the Union addresses. * Q&A with the editor of the Antarctic Sun. * UK officials blame "criminal activity&
London’s evolution is measured in centuries, not years. But when half of the city’s new abodes go to foreign buyers—frequently as third or fourth homes—who’s steering the design? Assessing Battersea’s return from 30 years in the desert, just in time for a brand new American embassy.
* Jillian Becker, friend of Sylvia Plath's, remembers their last days together, 50 years ago. * Like most teenagers [I] had no problem identifying with a young woman who had everything going for her. * Millenials report the highest stress levels of any age group, and their doctors are worried. * The
* With NASA no longer sending humans into space, would-be astronauts turn their hopes to the private sector. * As the Bush email hack shows, breaking into a presidential account isn't the only way to access executive-level info. * It is startling how little [Bush] managed to move the
Thirteen “liberated, assertive, ferocious” takes on Da Vinci’s famous painting show us the Mona Lisa as never before seen.
* Aviation experts believe Iran's stealth fighter is an elaborately constructed model. * Scientists identify the creature from which all placental mammals—including humans—descended. * "WTF, Evolution": Nature's weird selections. * Frozen meat lasagna from Sweden discovered to contain between 60 and 100 percent horsemeat. * From David
* Potentially historic winter storm follows Sandy's path into New England this afternoon. * "One for the record books," asteroid the size of an office building will miss Earth next week, though passing closer than some weather satellites. * Seven points about Iran and nukes that summarize everything we
Here is what it is like to be obsessed with Bruce Willis when you are in junior high school in the late ’80s. (Warning: Contains spoilers for “New Girl” and “Who’s the Boss?”)
* NYC exterminators know where the rats moved after Sandy: out of the subways and into apartment walls. * Scientology leader's niece on growing up, hauling rocks, making fake vitamin packets. * An oral history of YOLO, which dates back to the 19th century. * Californians look to brain retraining in hopes
Even in the most forsaken corners of the Caucasus, daily life can boil down to domestic turmoil, hip-hop videos, and arguing over Bryan Adams’s nationality.
