Culture
School District May Monitor Trash To Measure Consumption of Healthy Lunches
Kids hate the new meals and are tossing vast quantities of food
Half of the Facts You Know Are Probably Wrong
A review of The Half-Life of Facts: Why Everything We Know Has an Expiration Date by Samuel Arbesman.
Footage of Captured American Journalist Emerges
Austin Tice went missing in Syria weeks ago
Michael Jackson Doctor Wants to Keep Medical License
Was convicted of the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson, has sued to stop Texas from revoking his medical license
Facebook Argues "Liking" is Speech, Should be Exempt from Child Privacy Laws
Child privacy legislation working its way through Congress looks to be a monstrosity and not just for Facebook
European Bike Sharing Programs Don't Stress Helmets
The Europeans concluded requiring helmets provides few benefits but discourages many from riding bikes at all
California Mining Museum Robbed of $2 Million in Precious Gems
Has the museum never heard of replicas? The thieves came with pickaxes to make off with the loot
Democratic Pollster Excoriates Press for Going Easy on White House
Pat Caddell says journalists have become partisan "active participants"
Fraud Widespread in Retracted Science Papers
Honest mistakes not the primary reason for problems
Study Warns of Aging Population Time Bomb
Doesn't address global warming caused by their insistence on turning the heat way up
Cops: Minneapolis Shooter Had Just Been Fired
Pulled out gun after he was terminated for poor performance and opened fire
Brain-Damaged Man Gets New Trial in 1987 Killing
Case became a cause for activists for the mentally disabled
Brown Vetoes Domestic Worker Bill
Would have mandated overtime pay, other labor protections
57 Patients May Be Affected by Boston Paramedic's Drug-Tampering
Though health officials aren't exactly sure what happened.
Silence from SCOTUS on Gay Marriage Today
Court doesn't indicate whether it will review Proposition 8 ruling as yet
Boy Scouts to Tell Police About Pedophiles in Records
Had been tracking offenders in their organization, but didn't always turn info over to authorities
Ikea Regrets Removing Women from Photos in Saudi Version of Catalogue
The Swedish minister for trade previously said the images were a sad example of the oppression of women
Orioles Charter Flight Makes Emergency Landing
Smoke was apparently coming out of the oven. Everybody's ok
Hundreds of Buddhists Flee Bangladesh Villages Over Muslim Violence
Thousands of Muslims set fire to Buddhist temples and homes, saying they were retaliating for a Facebook photo of a burned Koran
California Bans Gay Conversion Psychotherapy For Teens
First state to ban "conversion" therapy that seeks to make gay teens straight
San Francisco's Darkest Hours
The founder of Salon takes a fascinating tour of the Golden Gate City, 1967-82.
Arthur Sulzberger Sr., Former New York Times Publisher, Dead at 86
Transformed the newspaper through four decades
The Latest Misguided Attack on Sugary Drinks
Wheat, soy, dairy, and seafood make some people sick. Should we tax or ban those foods as a result?
Disney Spending Big Bucks on Elections in Florida
In support of candidates who will oppose casinos in the state (you know, competition).
Los Angeles Approves New Football Stadium
No it doesn't have a team. And the company behind it is up for sale. But at least it's privately funded!
"Butt Chugging" Frat Indefinitely Suspended
Pi Kappa Alpha chapter at University of Tennessee surrenders charter
Republicans Blast Efforts to Promote ObamaCare on TV Shows
California hired a PR firm to flack to the networks
