The Atlantic takes on the Atlantic’s take on online dating
It's not that complicated
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 11:19 PM UTC
The Atlantic, Marriage, Divorce
Al Jazeera different than Fox?
... or MSNBC? The Qatari network had a rough intro a decade ago and Time Warner -- and others -- won't forget
Recent Stories
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 11:19 PM UTC
The Atlantic, Marriage, Divorce
Rare San Francisco river otter stumps researchers
The first river otter seen in the city in decades has become a local celebrity -- and harbinger of cleaner water
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:33 PM UTC
wildlife, otters, cute
Tween booted off Facebook starts his own social network
Too young for Facebook, an 11-year-old takes the Internet into his own hands. The rest is Web history
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:09 PM UTC
teens, Adolescence, Facebook
Dumb tweet of the day: Colin Powell or Simon Cowell?
A mistake anybody could make
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 10:04 PM UTC
Colin Powell, simon cowell
Adrian Lamo opens up about life after turning in Bradley Manning
In an IM chat with the Guardian, Lamo defends informing on the soldier, ponders the impossibility of hindsight
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 9:20 PM UTC 20
Bradley Manning, adrian lamo
Study: Recessions can be hazardous to kids’ health
Growing up with widespread economic instability can have long-term consequences for kids
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Great Recession, Science
Google antitrust claims dropped by FTC
Regulators found no evidence to claims that Google unfairly favors its own services in searches
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:30 PM UTC
Google, FTC, Google Antitrust
Obama signs NDAA again, disappoints on Gitmo and civil liberties again
For the second year in a row, the president signs into law a bill he purports to have major problems with
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 8:20 PM UTC 18
NDAA, Indefinite Detention
Hundreds arrested in child pornography probe
More than 200 adults have been arrested in an international investigation of child pornography
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:14 PM UTC
Human Trafficking, Children
Gun deaths rampant after Sandy Hook massacre
The numbers are simply staggering: An average of 18 people have been killed each day since December 14
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:12 PM UTC 68
AlterNet, Sandy Hook Shootings
Internet-connected devices now outnumber people in the U.S.
Say hello to your shiny, Wi-Fi-enabled overlords
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:10 PM UTC
technology, Internet Culture
Software maker faces jail because his product was illegally used
Robert Stuart legally sold gambling software to overseas online casinos but the program was used by others in N.Y.
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Gambling, online casinos
Transocean will pay $1.4bn settlement over Gulf oil spill
The owner of sunken drilling rig will settle with the Justice Department to resolve its civil and criminal probes
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 6:09 PM UTC
transocean
Arizona is trying to ruin Twitter
Say goodbye to @PaulRyanGosling! An Arizona lawmaker wants to ban Twitter parody accounts
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:56 PM UTC
Twitter, Online Freedom
1 in 24 drivers admit nodding off behind the wheel
The study also found drowsy driving was more common in men and people ages 25 to 34
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:49 PM UTC
research study, driving
Fighting rages around Syrian military air base
The U.N. estimates that the civil war has killed 60,000 people so far
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:36 PM UTC
From the Wires, Syria, Conflict
Megaupload: U.S. government lied to get search warrants
The file-sharing site says the government misled a court in order to get search warrants for computer servers
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 5:25 PM UTC
megaupload, kim dotcom
Highway of the future is seriously smart
How a Dutch design lab could make roads cleaner, safer and weirder
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:20 PM UTC
Science, technology, Design
Sandy Hook students return to class
In the first time since the shooting, students will go to class but in a nearby school building VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 4:12 PM UTC
Video, aol_on
Time Warner drops Current after Al Jazeera deal
Al Jazeera's struggle to reach U.S. homes meets another setback after major deal to buy Gore's network goes through
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 3:57 PM UTC
current tv, time warner
National Intelligence Council: U.S. is a “global security provider”
The center's new "Global Trends 2030" offers a predictably myopic view of America's future place in the world
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 3:32 PM UTC
TomDispatch.com, Global Trends
Must-see morning clip
Jimmy Fallon and "Portlandia's" Fred Armisen reminisce about their old bands VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 2:05 PM UTC
Video, Jimmy Fallon, fred armisen
Google CEO to visit North Korea
Eric Schmidt is going on a humanitarian mission to the country, which has fiercely restrictive internet policies
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 2:04 PM UTC
North Korea, Kim Jong Un
Anonymous leaks video of Steubenville high schoolers joking about gang rape
The hackers leak damning video in operation against high schoolers accused of raping an unconscious 16-year-old VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:56 PM UTC 42
Video, Anonymous, Ohio, KnightSec
Study: Alzheimer’s linked to brain changes at birth
New research suggests prenatal brain development may be an important factor in psychiatric risk in adults
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:52 PM UTC
Alzheimer's Disease, Science
Indian police charge 5 in New Delhi gang rape
Indian police have filed rape and murder charges against five men accused in the gang rape of a New Delhi woman
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:43 PM UTC
New Delhi, delhi gang rape
ADP report shows gain of 215,000 jobs
The report beat analysts expectations
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
U.S. Economy, Jobs, Unemployment
How fracking is corroding small-town America
Matt Damon and Gus Van Sant's "Promised Land" explores how fracking is poisoning small towns — like mine
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 53
Movies, matt damon, Gus Van Sant
The wingnut trifecta
Crazy GOP claims that Hillary Clinton is faking her illness slur the country's three most popular Democrats VIDEO
Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 12:08 AM UTC 15
Video, Hillary Clinton, Benghazi
Study: You’re probably going to break your New Year’s resolution
But so will 92 percent of the population!
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 11:01 PM UTC
Health, wellness, new years
“Tennessee Waltz” singer Patti Page dies at 85
The best-selling female singer of the 1950s was just five weeks away from being honored at the Grammy Awards
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:46 PM UTC
pattie page, tennessee waltz
Study: Language learning may begin in utero
Researchers found that infants can respond to their native language only hours after being born
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:37 PM UTC 12
Science, Babies, Language, learning
Government can keep legal justification for drone strikes secret
A federal judge rejected the New York Times' bid to have the Obama administration provide legal justification
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:20 PM UTC
drones, Civil Liberties
Dumb tweet of the day: “Who invented sex?!”
A Twitter user wonders, because "Adam and Eve were virgins"
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:19 PM UTC 13
Dumb tweet of the day, Sex
Canada’s aboriginal protest movement explodes
Idle No More has galvanized marches, flashmobs and railway blockades in the fight for indigenous rights
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Canada, first nations
Gun group to give armed teacher training in 15 states
Teachers around the country have signed up for the Buckeye Firearms Foundation course
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 8:41 PM UTC 49
Guns, Sandy Hook, Gun Control
Biggest fiscal cliff lessons
Pelosi still speaker. Obama still open to cutting Medicare, Social Security. U.S. still run by and for the wealthy
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 8:16 PM UTC 45
Fiscal cliff, Barack Obama
Aurora victims’ relatives reject movie theater reopening
The theater where James Holmes shot 12 dead invited family members to its first opening after the shooting
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:59 PM UTC
Aurora shooting, movie theater
Asian teenagers flock to get “fashion” braces
Correcting a malocclusion has never been so chic
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:46 PM UTC
trends, Fashion, braces
Gun applications on the rise for Indian women
In the wake of the brutal rape and murder of a 23-year-old Delhi woman, requests for firearm permits spike
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:42 PM UTC
delhi gang rape
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