What does it really feel like to fall out of a building?
Life speeds up when we get older and slows down when we are terrified. Unlocking the mysteries of time perception
Saturday, May 25, 2013 7:35 PM UTCTechnology Books, Time, Neuroscience
From global warming to fluoride: Why do people deny science?
The potent combination of our powerful intelligence with our massive reality denial has led to a dangerous world
Technology Books, Time, Neuroscience
How Dan Savage lost it
"When I was 15, I lost my virginity to my older brother’s ex-girlfriend. The point was to prove it to my family"
Saturday, May 25, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 18Life Books, Sex, Dan Savage
I don’t hate millennials anymore!
So they don't know John Hughes or the Cure or have a generational identity. This Gen Xer now sympathizes with Gen Y
Saturday, May 25, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 117Life Books, Academia, John Hughes
What’s 2013′s “Gone Girl”? Here are this summer’s best reads
Why settle for the latest Dan Brown, when you can while away the dog days with these stylish page-turners?
Friday, May 24, 2013 11:30 PM UTCEntertainment Books, What to Read, Fiction
A brief history of Jennifer Weiner’s literary fights
Claire Messud joins the many buzzy figures -- Jonathan Franzen, Lena Dunham, Jennifer Egan -- to earn Weiner's ire
Friday, May 24, 2013 6:31 PM UTC 27Entertainment Books, Claire Messud
“Bookless library” set to open in Texas
An all-digital "bookless library" is coming soon to a San Antonio suburb
Thursday, May 23, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 15Business Books, reading, Libraries, Texas
Chekhov’s story mirrors Russia’s own
V.S. Pritchett's brilliant biography captures the humanity of both its subject and his writing
Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:56 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audio Books, Books
Must-see morning clip: Bill O’Reilly visits “The Daily Show”
The Fox News anchor plugs his new book and comments on the current scandals in Washington D.C. VIDEO
Thursday, May 23, 2013 1:24 PM UTCNews Video, Bill O'Reilly
Amazon introduces fan fiction publishing platform
Kindle Worlds will pay writers up to 35 percent of net revenue from e-book sales
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:28 PM UTCEntertainment amazon, kindle, Fan Fiction
Welcome to the jungle: The definitive oral history of ’80s metal
Mötley Crüe, Slash, Lita Ford, Dokken and more share the wildest stories from the heyday of L.A.'s Sunset Strip
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 21Entertainment Books, heavy metal, Hair metal
Twitter torches Dan Brown’s “Inferno”
@Nunferno skewers Brown's writing style, from his outrageous similes to his penchant for unnecessary details
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:42 PM UTCTechnology the daily dot, Dan Brown, Twitter
Beware of book blurbs
The Washington Post did not review Martin Amis' latest novel favorably, but the book blurb suggests otherwise
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:41 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Martin Amis, book blurbs
“The Unwinding”: What’s gone wrong with America
A deeply-reported exploration of the past 35 years of American life gauges the human cost of "freedom"
Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:00 PM UTC 37Entertainment What to Read, Books, Nonfiction
Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills
Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it
Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 214Business Austerity, Books, New Deal
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 UTC 22Life Books, Autism, DSM-5, aspergers
So long, Sookie Stackhouse
The final volume of Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries series does right by a beloved character
Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment The Listener, Audiobooks, Fiction
“Spring Breakers” vs. “The Great Gatsby”
Harmony Korine's latest hews closer to the themes of Fitzgerald's novel than Baz Luhrmann's glitzy adaptation
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:25 PM UTCEntertainment Jacobin, The Great Gatsby
James Salter: “It’s hard to think of any other women on the spur of the moment here”
Asked about how his characters refer to women, he names a Clinton and a Kardashian, then can't remember any others
Monday, May 13, 2013 11:54 AM UTC 26Entertainment Books, James Salter, Gender, NPR
“She Left Me the Gun”: Her mother’s shocking past
What to Read: Behind a memoirist's idyllic childhood lies a story of a brave woman who had her own father arrested
Monday, May 13, 2013 12:00 AM UTCEntertainment What to Read, Memoirs
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Developers evict historic women’s shelter to build luxury hotel - The 104-yr-old Anna Louise Inn has ended its 2-year legal battle with a Fortune 500 company & will now move. Many view the victory of the insurance company over a community touchstone as a major blow to the city.
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I don’t hate millennials anymore! <--- not my words, but good read on Gen X. IMO
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