Why green roofs never work
Urban roof gardens should cut energy usage and reduce rainwater runoff. So far, the results have been unimpressive
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTCSocial Scientific American
Assange has gone to dark side
An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"
Social Scientific American
First look: An Iranian director takes on Western morality
Cannes: Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi leaves Iran to make "The Past," a heartbreaking tale of modern marriage
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:25 PM UTCEntertainment Movies, Cannes Film Festival
Temple Grandin on DSM-5: “Sounds like diagnosis by committee”
When it comes to autism, Grandin argues we're paying too much attention to labels -- and not enough to individuals
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:30 PM UTCLife Books, Autism, DSM-5, aspergers
Obstruction will ruin GOP
Playing politics and abusing the system can excite the extremes, but it's a recipe for long-term political disaster
Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:00 AM UTC 83Politics Republicans, Senate, Jack Lew
Pollution as ancient Chinese art
With the help of Photoshop, artist Yao Lu has made shanshui — traditional ink paintings — of China's landfills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 6:00 PM UTCSocial Hyperallergic, Art, China
Chimp’s blurry pictures to fetch six figures at auction
Mikki, a chimpanzee from the Moscow Circus, is renowned for his Polaroid photography
Saturday, May 18, 2013 5:00 PM UTCLife Hyperallergic, Art, Photography
Can playing Dots on your iPhone make you smarter?
Not quite, but new research reveals that the game and others like it can sharpen a few specific cognitive skills
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:00 PM UTCTechnology Pacific Standard, games
Print your own gardening accessories
Seven must-have farm and garden devices you can build with your own 3D printer
Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:00 PM UTCTechnology Modern Farmer, Farming, gardening
Must do’s: What we like this week
"The Mindy Project" finally delivers, and "The Bling Ring" is a compelling exploration of image-obsessed culture
Saturday, May 18, 2013 2:00 PM UTCEntertainment must dos, Our Picks: Books
New Yorker launches tool by Aaron Swartz to protect leaks
Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology AP, Aaron Swartz
The week in 10 pics
From the House Judiciary Committee hearings to #umbrellagate, a look at the week's most enduring images SLIDE SHOW
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCTechnology slideshow, Eric Holder
JJ Grey: I can’t watch the news!
The soul-funk master says he has to tune out the awful headlines to keep his sanity -- and the tunes flowing VIDEO
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCEntertainment Video, Music, JJ Grey, Mofro
We’re living in an Ayn Rand economy
Over the past 20 years, corporate profits have quadrupled while the corporate tax percent has dropped by half
Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 PM UTC 51Business AlterNet, Ayn Rand
Stop comparing everything to “Girls”!
Vampire Weekend, "30 Rock," Sheryl Sandberg, "Spring Breakers" -- everything is just like "Girls." Except it isn't
Friday, May 17, 2013 10:45 PM UTC 28Life Girls, Lena Dunham, Frances Ha
Beyoncé reportedly pregnant with second baby
Rumors have been swirling all week, but multiple sources tell E! the singer is expecting
Friday, May 17, 2013 8:14 PM UTCEntertainment Beyonce, Pregnancy, Jay-Z, baby
The real IRS scandal
Forget Tea Party targeting. The true abuse of power is letting big corporations make secret campaign donations
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:56 PM UTC 20Politics RobertReich.org, IRS, Karl Rove
Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Assad-aligned hackers hit the publication with a spearphishing attack
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:55 PM UTCTechnology Hacking, Financial Times, Syria
Gitmo hunger strike reaches 100th day
30 out of more than 100 strikers are being tube-fed as the protest hits a grim milestone
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:36 PM UTCNews gitmo, guantanamo hunger strike
I do not fear death
I will pass away sooner than most people who read this, but that doesn't shake my sense of wonder and joy
Thursday, Sep 15, 2011 3:01 PM UTC 199Life Memoirs, Cancer, Books
Is killing a fetus murder?
A man is charged with murder for giving his pregnant girlfriend an abortion pill and telling her it's an antibiotic
Friday, May 17, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 128Life Ariel Castro, Kermit Gosnell
Krist Novoselic: My plan to fix Congress, curb obstruction
Nirvana's former bassist is working to end political dysfunction. Here's his plan to make Congress more accountable
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:32 PM UTC 64Elections nirvana, Electoral reform
New DSM, new debates over ADHD and autism
The ever-controversial manual now is broadening the definition of ADHD, narrowing that of autism
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:29 PM UTC 20Life DSM-5, Psychiatry, Autism, ADHD
RNC Chair: Don’t call for impeachment without evidence
Reince Priebus chided members of the Republican party who have called for Obama's impeachment
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:10 PM UTC 33Politics RNC, Reince Priebus, Impeachment
Revenge, ego and the corruption of Wikipedia
The unmasking of a writer who took extraordinary advantage of online anonymity to pursue old vendettas
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:05 PM UTC 126Technology wikipedia, Qworty
Amy Poehler: I have no idea what makes a great comedy
Speaking at a panel on excellence in media, the comedian says comedy should not worry about being excellent
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:00 PM UTCMedia Amy Poehler, David Simon
Power tool industry too powerful to regulate?
After tens of thousands of disfiguring injuries, companies like Black & Decker are still resisting safety fixes
Friday, May 17, 2013 5:49 PM UTC 11Business Power Tools, Black & Decker
Will a GOP aide be fired over Benghazi email changes?
In 1998, a top aide resigned after a similar flap. And there were even calls for the Congressman to resign
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:56 PM UTC 43Politics Benghazi, Scandal, Darrell Issa
Is safe fracking possible?
A new report suggests that drilling for natural gas doesn't have to be an environmental disaster
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:38 PM UTCTechnology Scientific American, fracking
How a fight with Rick Santorum made an IRS commissioner
Here’s the little-told story of how Doug Shulman, who led the IRS when targeting occurred, unexpectedly got the job
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:28 PM UTC 18Politics IRS, Scandal, Rick Santorum
Cornel West: “You can get killed out here trying to tell the truth!”
The philosopher reflects on the AP scandal and the Obama administration's creeping trend of authoritarianism VIDEO
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:19 PM UTC 26Politics Video, AlterNet, Cornel West
Berlusconi’s parties featured women dressed as Obama
New testimony in the trial of the former Italian leader details his bizarre sexual predilections
Friday, May 17, 2013 4:10 PM UTCLife Associated Press
Should graduation ceremonies be multi-faith?
Student bodies are increasingly diverse, and yet many universities refuse to abandon their religious traditions
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:46 PM UTC 11Life Religion Dispatches, Graduation
Justin Bieber has less than 12 hours to save his monkey
The abandoned capuchin monkey will become German property unless the singer claims him
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:45 PM UTCEntertainment capuchin monkey, Justin Bieber
Human Rights Watch: Syrian government practiced torture
Visits to abandoned prisons have turned up torture devices and other evidence of detainee abuse
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:30 PM UTCPolitics Associated Press, Syria
Allen West lands a gig at Fox News
The former Florida congressman will join the network as a contributor
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:23 PM UTC 23Politics Allen West, Florida
John Brennan makes surprise Israel trip over Syria concerns
The CIA chief met with Benjamin Netanyahu following recent Israeli airstrikes outside Demascus
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:10 PM UTCNews John Brennan, CIA, Syria, Israel
Deficit reduction can’t save us
When will lawmakers realize that job creation is the key to jumpstarting a flagging economy?
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:07 PM UTC 19Business Next New Deal, Barack Obama
ABC’s Benghazi problem festers
Jonathan Karl said he "obtained" controversial emails. He didn't, his leaks had errors and ABC hasn't fixed it yet
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 24Media Benghazi, Jonathan Karl
Benedict Cumberbatch: I would marry Spock
The flustered star plays "F--k, Marry, Kill" VIDEO
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:00 PM UTCEntertainment Video, benedict cumberbatch
Federal government is letting us eat metal shards, pink slime
Industry "self-regulation" means our foods are increasingly doused in bacteria-killing chemicals
Friday, May 17, 2013 2:45 PM UTC 20Business AlterNet, Pink Slime
