* U.S. formally recognizes rebels as Libya's legitimate authority, $30 billion in frozen assets could be released. * Largest protests so far in Syria sees a million protest, opposition groups will meet to draw a roadmap. * Italy fared better than only Haiti and Zimbabwe in growth last decade, nepotism
Pet people and non-pet people are different breeds for whom inter-species communication can be impossible. Then along comes the ugliest dog in the world. A study of one heart’s redoing.
“Uhhhh, what’s happening in Greeeeeece?” asked an apathetic Australian friend recently, as we saw riots in Athens on television, sitting in a Berlin bar. My explanation was pathetic. Being so close to Europe in my heart and so heavily invested in all of it in my relationship, my work,
* Wireless carriers hope to increase usage by building smart diapers, slippers, bovine fertility monitors. * The deceptive simplicity of feedback loops, now ever more present through plunging technology costs. * Researchers find baboon beta males enjoy fewer mates, lower stress. * Indonesian scientists spot long-legged Borneo rainbow toad, last seen almost 90
* Demonstrations intensify in Syria; in three months, more than 2,000 soldiers have deserted. * Gradual fall of Libya and Syria's leaders shows Arab world's mood changing irrevocably. * Ezra Klein on the Reid-McConnell debt deal, which the White House considers a last resort. * Op: If you
* Website analysis shows spelling mistakes can halve sales--wary customers suspect phishing schemes. * You're more likely to survive a plane crash than click on a banner ad. * Talking to Berklee students, John Mayer warns against online self-promotion when there's still music to be made. * Jobless
Five years in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Several violent attacks—in other cities. A daily attempt to be the best, which is never a good idea. Nine lessons from a mini-lifetime in the Big Apple.
* U.S. recording biometric information of people in Afghanistan and Iraq, particularly men of fighting age. * Japan's Prime Minister calls for end to country's reliance on nuclear power. * Survey of five countries rethinking nuclear; 80% of Mexico in opposition. * Duke Ellington's favorite foods. * Ghana
We are what we eat. In my case, I am a Clif bar, black cherry-almond. My mother calls my diet The Lance Armstrong Lite Diet. I tell her, at least it’s not The Terrorist Diet.
In a small town with a withering economy, rebellion is choosing college over your job at the X-rated drive-in.
