Post Overview
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Analysis
7 years ago+18 18 0The Scottish Scoundrel Who Changed How We See Data
When he wasn't blackmailing lords and being sued for libel, William Playfair invented the pie chart, the bar graph, and the line graph.
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Current Event
7 years ago+15 15 0Cracks show inside Islamic State's shrinking caliphate
As an array of forces make inroads into Islamic State territory, the jihadis are becoming even harsher to maintain control of a population that is increasingly hostile to them.
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Expression
7 years ago+20 20 010 Months, 45 National Parks, 11 Rules
Drive the speed limit, use paper maps, avoid interstates, and other rules for doing road trips right.
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Analysis
7 years ago+10 10 0How Ex-London Mayor Boris Johnson Suddenly Became the Most Powerful Man in Britain
For now, anyway. It’s not going well.
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Analysis
7 years ago+30 30 0How Housing’s New Players Spiraled Into Banks’ Old Mistakes
Some private equity firms that came in as the cleanup crew for the housing crisis are now repeating errors that banks committed.
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Analysis
7 years ago+23 23 0The Aftertaste of Empire: Food and Decolonization
The process by which curry became one of the most popular dishes in modern Britain is a complicated one of imperial appropriation, invention, and transformation. In the same way that writing history is an act of interpretation, so too is the art of c ...
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Analysis
7 years ago+29 30 1To Brexit or Regrexit? A dis-United Kingdom ponders turmoil of EU divorce
To leave, or not to leave: that is the question. Still. After Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union, there is no indication that a so-called Brexit will happen soon. It maybe never will.
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Current Event
7 years ago+48 49 1 x 1Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Restrictions
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down parts of a restrictive Texas law that could have reduced the number of abortion clinics in the state to about 10 from what was once a high of roughly 40.
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Analysis
7 years ago+6 6 0History of GOP’s 1940 Pick of Wendell Willkie Is Porn for the #NeverTrump Crowd
George Will reminds us of the days when the party Establishment could impose their wishes.
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Current Event
7 years ago+23 23 0Jack Daniel’s Embraces a Hidden Ingredient: Help From a Slave
On its 150th anniversary, the Tennessee whiskey distillery concedes that its official history didn’t tell the whole story of its origins.
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Expression
7 years ago+2 2 0On Parliament-Funkadelic And A Less 'Squeaky-Clean Picture' Of Blackness
I want to take a moment to remember and appreciate Bernie Worrell, the former keyboard star of Parliament-Funkadelic, who has died after being diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. George Clinton is the front-man and mastermind recognized for buildi ...
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Expression
7 years ago+1 1 0Mickey Hart and Dead & Company: "It's not always in the technique; it's in the synchronizing"
Nearly one year after the Grateful Dead said Fare Thee Well with a run of five final concerts in California and Chicago, Dead & Company, the new incarnation of the legendary band, are ramping up their summer tour, the second outing for the group.
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Current Event
7 years ago+12 12 0Legendary Keyboardist Bernie Worrell 1944 - 2016
We're sad to report the world has lost one of its best keyboardists as Bernie Worrell died today.
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Expression
7 years ago+49 49 0 x 2Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy
I started applying for jobs in private prisons because I wanted to see the inner workings of an industry that holds 131,000 of the nation's 1.6 million prisoners. As a journalist, it's nearly impossible to get an unconstrained look inside o ...
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Current Event
7 years ago+54 54 0 x 1Net Neutrality Rules Upheld by Federal Court
High-speed internet service can be defined as a utility, a federal court has ruled, a decision clearing the way for more rigorous policing of broadband providers and greater protections for web users. The decision from a three-judge panel at the Unit ...
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Analysis
7 years ago+24 24 0The Road Less Traveled? Not Since Waze Came To Los Angeles
The traffic app Waze reroutes drivers from busy, clogged streets to areas with less traffic. But that means some once-quiet neighborhoods are beginning to see traffic jams.
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Expression
7 years ago+3 3 0Werner Herzog Walks to Paris
In 1974 Werner Herzog walked from Munich to Paris, an act of faith to prevent the death of his friend Lotte Eisner. This is his account of the journey.
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Video/Audio
7 years ago+22 22 0Dead & Company Welcomes Donna Jean Godchaux At Bonnaroo
Four former Grateful Dead members shared the stage last night during Dead & Company's headlining performance at Bonnaroo in Tennessee. [Pro-shot video of both sets in link]
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Analysis
7 years ago+30 30 0A One-Stop Guide to Designing the Streets of the Future
A recently published report by the National Association of City Transportation Officials includes insights from dozens of officials and practitioners across North America.
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Analysis
7 years ago+25 26 1How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned Millions
But even as his companies did poorly, Mr. Trump did well. He put up little of his own money, shifted personal debts to the casinos and collected millions of dollars in salary, bonuses and other payments. The burden of his failures fell on investors a ...