* Fleeing famine, Somalia family deals with lion attack, rape, death--religion is problem, salvation. * To be judged insane would exonerate [Breivik] from responsibility for his actions, as if madness and responsibility were mutually exclusive. * The state of foreign policy debate among Republican presidential contenders reveals total disarray. * Turkey's
All your life, you thought you just had an odd-looking little mole. From 2011, what it’s like when a doctor says that you belong in the ranks of Marky Mark, centuries of witches, and Krusty the Clown.
Apparently the ’90s are back, although I barely recognize them. The ’90s for me were more Lollapalooza than Nickelodeon, so I’ve never actually seen Clarissa Explains It All, but whatever. That pop-culture nostalgia reminds me of another quintessential ’90s meme: “What would Jesus do?” The thing is, I
* After being closed for five months, some Libyan schools try to reopen amidst warfare. * Biologist who warned of polar bears dying from exhaustion accused of scientific misconduct. * If a cougar can walk from South Dakota to Connecticut, it can walk to your house, and that's a good kind
* Mystery surrounds killing of Libyan rebels' military chief. * Gawker report on Miami Catholic Archdiocese's "long orgy of sodomy and illicit cash." * Europe and U.S. go Japanese. * Debt crisis is actually worse than we realize—2020, when a big generation retires, will be nightmarish. * Lucid
* Mubarak's trial, for corruption and ordering the killing of protesters, to proceed next week in Cairo. * Lessons from Iraq: If you have an hour to save the world, spend 55 minutes understanding the problem. * Chart: Top 12 African countries by GDP. * Comparing Big Mac prices finds Chinese yuan
* Human rights group says Syrian protestors are being disappeared at a rate of one every hour. * When the West outsources surrogacy to India, surrogates face personal loss, social ire. * Foreign Policy asks experts to look at history and decide: Is this the worst Congress ever? * Little, Brown stirs controversy, publicity
Little things people say can get stuck in your brain and become triggers, forcing you to relive moments you’d rather forget. Well, for aspiring linguists, it’s much, much worse.
* Senegal releases rapper after arrest for opposing president's re-election campaign. * Accounting for how Mexican cartels got guns from U.S. attempt to track them getting guns. * Audio: Corruption continues to swamp South Africa. * Nice career chronicle from new British caretaker of Monet's lily pond. * Explorer&
I received my first ticket from the fashion police—my aunt Katie—at age five for wearing a red shirt with a pink skirt.
