The Devil’s Trumpet
History is an imperfect science—the truth often weaves within nuance and mystery. For those playing the role of historian, the trick is knowing what you’re looking for.
Archive
A collection of 14287 issues
January 26, 2012: Morning
* Egypt's bloggers consider their year of revolution. * Iran begins arrests and intimidation of bloggers, journalists, prior to parliamentary elections in March. * U.S. military's use of unmanned drones proving costly and unreliable. * Nanotechnology is a $225 billion market, but scientists voice health concerns. * New study suggests
January 25, 2012: Afternoon
* Hostages in Somalia not rescued by same Navy SEAL team that killed bin Laden, as reported earlier. * Nonprofit intends to tempt children into reading via banned books. * Slaughterhouse in Texas dumps blood into nearby creek; amateur pilot snaps a pic. * "Nasal packing with strips of cured pork" [is]
January 25, 2012: Morning
* There are now more iPhones being sold than babies being born. * Paterno's death will weaken the case against two former Penn State officials who failed to report Sandusky. * Maria Popova makes the case for an information diet, becoming "selective about the information we consume." * Attending a
Just Keep Waiting...
A live webcomic from Sam Brown of Explodingdog
January 24, 2012: Morning
* France criminalizes the denial of officially recognized genocides, angering Turks, straining foreign relations. * With 163 boys born for every 100 girls in parts of China, gendercide isn't slowing. * Scientists estimate a 98% chance of an magnitude 7 quake in Tokyo in the next 30 years. * What Gingrich '
Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore
A grocery visit or dinner out in Israel can sometimes leave your stomach churning, but not for the reasons you might think.
January 23, 2012: Afternoon
* Chicago Sun-Times, doubting its relevance, drops political endorsements. * What the left gets right, according to conservatives. * Though the Christian Right was cold-shouldered in 2008, and hasn't fared well in 2012, don't be too quick to dismiss its influence. * The moral laziness of fine print.
January 23, 2012: Morning
* Syria rejects new Arab League plan; Saudis withdraw, threatening the future of the League. * NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo falls for DR Congo gold scam that hands million to wanted warlord. * Frequency of laughter at Fed meetings is on the rise. * These days smuggling HDTVs and Dutch flowers to Iran on
The Four Temperaments
In Thomas Woodruff’s paintings, Hippocrates’s Four Humors afflict beasties, batterflies, and tigers on tender, spooky landscapes.