Is Nicki Minaj Appearing On SNL As Kim Kardashian A Sign We’ve Reached Peak Butt? James B. Barnes “ Plus, NATO ends combat ops in Afghanistan, the CIA keeps arguing with Senate Democrats about torture, Berkeley protests get nasty, Cosby’s star gets defaced, and solar tech gets even better, all in today’s news and web roundup.
20 Follow-Up Questions News Reporters Probably Shouldn’t Ask Erin Clune “ 12. To the hotel guest who was eaten alive by bedbugs: You didn’t sleep in the bathtub? Wow, OK, Prince Charles.
If We’re Afraid To Face Our Own Weakness Then We Will Never Change Nick Averbuj “ “Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes”
Meet Israel’s Religious Extremists James B. Barnes “ Morgan Spurlock discovers Israel’s growing hyper religious community and they want him off their land.
Monument Men Needed In Australia: Politics, Dirty Money, And The Future Of Art Dekker Dreyer “ Art has the dubious distinction of representing a culture, and the ability of art to shape perception is understood by those who want a say in how their culture is recognized. The stakes are high for both artists and patrons.
News That Matters: Child Killing Mass Murderer Dead, Pakistanis Sad James B. Barnes “ If there’s one thing I’ve learned from Abraham Lincoln it’s that you can’t come to terms with bastards who want to take over your country. You have to make a choice and drive them into the sea.
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