I leave the house with a bag of knives. My daughter, Loretta, holds my wife’s hand, and the three of us wait to cross a busy street. There’s something unpleasant ahead. “That's poop!” Loretta squeals. “On the sidewalk!” I tell her someone will clean it up.
* Rove: To beat Obama, Republicans must adopt a platform of American exceptionalism. * The world's most miserable people are those in the wealthiest nations. * Pathologist turns microscope onto produce and swears off stringy fruits. * We may have evolved to sleep in chunks, not straight through the night. * Statistician Patrick
Imagine the people you see on your morning commute—sleepy, bored, stoic. Now picture them jammed together in the bed of a truck, speeding down the highway to work. Photographs of Mexico’s hidden (literally) class of workers.
{image-1} Every Friday we take a look back at the week’s headlines, centering on a theme we’ve singled out as particularly important.This week some nation states seemed too big to succeed, while Hollywood stars were using growth hormones to get even bigger. Inequality isn’t a
* Violent protests precede Senegal's elections—unusual for a country with free voting since the late 19th century. * U.S. labor-force participation rate of foreign-born in 2010: 68%; native-born rate: 64%. * 130,000 displaced by fighting in Mali since mid-January. * Somalia gives up on central
* UN report on Syrian human rights situation depicts horrifying atrocities. * Since 2000, six police officers have been killed by members of the "sovereign citizen" movement, who argue they are not subject to laws. * Japan questions its safety net following the starvation death of a couple in their 60s
* Afghan Koran protests spread and rage; Taliban urges attacks. * China, Russia, Iran—though not Hamas—all reaffirm support for Syria. * Civil rights activist defends The Help as this year's "most outstanding and socially relevant motion picture." * Website connects flying families in need with registered babysitters on
Americans take their privacy very seriously, which is why so many of us give all of our personal information to Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and then complain about it. Below are some folks who really don’t—or didn’t—want to be found out about.
* Former envoy opines on the first post-Jong-il meeting. * Hong Kongers outraged over mainlanders arriving to birth children, who then get 12 years of school, free visas. * "Dude," the quintessential American slang term, may have been brought to the U.S. by immigrants. * Once thought headed to
* Mugabe vows to cling to power, says he has died and been resurrected more times than Jesus Christ. * "BBC Transcript to Be Used in Wake of Nuclear Attack." * "Jerusalem Syndrome," or why some people go crazy in Jerusalem. * "Paris syndrome" mainly affects Japanese who
