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5 August 2008: Afternoon
McCain buys $6 million of Olympic airtime to counter Obama's $5 million. White paper: Winfrey's endorsement was responsible for approximately one million additional votes for Obama. Your new approach to political profiling: the happiness factor. Profiling this summer's anti-Semitism news in Paris. On
5 August 2008: Morning
If foreign visits to Gitmo were videotaped, as the U.S. said they would be, prisoners' abuse allegations could be upheld. Hoping to remain a political force, al-Sadr plans to disarm, remake Mahdi Army as a social-services group. As the candidates search for energy platforms, Obama argues
What Is It, Boy?
When a beloved companion dies, existential crises loom. Tracing the history of Neptune, a mixed Australian Shepherd, all the way back to the dawn of mammals.
4 August 2008: Afternoon
Obama leads McCain 2-to-1 among low-wage workers, but neither is convincing anybody that things will get better. "Flat-earthers" thrive in online communities, say photos from space are fakes, Earth is horizontally infinite. Discover the criminals in your community (search available here). Print for the
4 August 2008: Morning
Who the other side would pick for Veep. Reporter hatches Obama-too-svelte story on Yahoo! message boards. Op: The real reason newspapers are dying: They no longer dispense social currency. Every phase of sleep is necessary--"unconscious rehearsal" aids memory, crucial cognition. Video: Britain's digital
Under the Waves
Turning the world upside down can be as easy as going for a swim. Using a waterproof camera and watching the tide instead of the viewfinder, Asako Narahashi shows Japan’s coastal areas as seen from the sea.
1 August 2008: Weekend
History of hospice care around the world. Is Afghanistan a narco-state? If you don't fall for the joke, you get to be in on it. The terrifying world of web trolling. TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin's latest Digital Ramble for The Moment: Storage space. On
Man Bites Dog
As bookstores swell with narratives, instruction manuals, and other paeans to man’s best friend, publishers turn to even the most inexperienced owners for new pulp.
1 August 2008: Morning
Government scientist about to be charged in the 2001 anthrax attacks dies in apparent suicide. In Iraq, five U.S. troops died in July--the lowest monthly death toll since the beginning of the war. Mathematical formulas of public statements by Obama, McCain, show the candidates aren't so