* Those Americans who benefit most from the government safety net are also some of its most ardent critics. * UK immigration officials prevent 70 sham marriages in one month by surveilling a busy registration office. * Study finds New York hospitals aggressively collect on those who cannot pay, despite receiving charity funds
In Laura Plageman’s “Response” photographs, nature pictures are ripped, folded, and turned into sculptures, then re-photographed to become unusual new landscapes.
{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, despite the apathy that greets the idea that meaningful change is possible, protestors continued to make their voices heard. And beyond the streets
* Optimism in Tripoli over oil reserves, but the government is paralyzed, the army is just another militia. * Further violence in Athens as bailout deal goes to Greek Parliament. * Inventor of 5-Hour Energy spent his twenties as a monk trying to still his mind. * Paul Krugman vs. other economists—"
I grew up in North Florida. I wouldn’t disagree too strongly with those who consider it South Georgia. After all, Georgia is only a 45-minute drive from my childhood home. When I was in the fifth grade my class took a trip to a historical farm museum in
* With the foreclosure settlement behind them, banks can look forward to more lawsuits and criminal charges. * [China] would much rather see future consumption...via lower household savings than through splurges on credit cards. * For those who know, it's not America vs. China in a battle for supremacy, it&
* Panetta says not even our biggest "bunker buster" could reach underground Iranian nuclear installations. * Brazil demands that Twitter ban users who warn of police speed traps and roadblocks. * Coffee shops invade India, and young people enjoy them mostly for hanging out. * Interview with Berlusconi as he prowls around
Situationist invades Hoxton... Street poems arouse Londoners... Public discourse colored by disfigured Futura... Robert Montgomery’s street poems have something to say to you.
* The key question is not whether Vladimir Putin—and Putinism—will survive. They will not. * China reacts to jumping inflation by announcing it will raise the minimum wage 13% each year until 2015. * China's continuing PR nightmare. * When young Chinese want to learn American slang, they turn to
* Syrian forces said to be attacking civilian areas in Homs; Putin proposes advice, angering European diplomats. * Italy imposes emergency measures to conserve gas supplies during Europe's big freeze. * 100,000 Muscovites turned out in sub-zero weather to protest Putin. * List of jobs held in a Medieval city.
