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New Tumblr uses power of Miley twerking to report real news
Prachi Gupta
The young star took over the news cycle for two days, but a blog has found a way to take the news back
Silicon Valley: No dogs or thick accents allowed?
Andrew Leonard
A ruckus about white-boy tech economy bigotry misses how much times have changed in the board room
“Breast is best” is about race too
Stacia L. Brown
The mainstream breast-feeding debate doesn't always address what I dealt with when my daughter was born
This summer’s mosquito epidemics are brought to you by climate change
Lindsay Abrams
Hot, rainy weather has led to infestations in the U.S. and a dengue fever epidemic in Central America
Hey, tech journalists: Stop referring to everyone as “the next Steve Jobs”
Suzanne LaBarre
Everyone from Jeff Bezos to Kanye West has been dubbed a successor to the late Apple CEO's throne
Watch: Flying low over the California Rim Fire
Lindsay Abrams
A bird's-eye view of the wildfire from the California National Air Guard
8 US soldiers whose horrific crimes got them less time than Manning
Daniel DeFraia
The US military justice system has a mixed record when it comes to punishing its own
How ocean acidification harms sealife and worsens climate change
Lindsay Abrams
A spate of new research looks at the impact of the ocean's lowered pH both above and below the surface
The word behind whale speak
THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG
Scientists analyze data of animal sounds collected from dolphins, whales and birds to gauge communication methods
Fast Company’s smartest women on Twitter
ANN CHARLES
From Chelsea Clinton to Elizabeth Warren; a list of 25 women whose voices stand out of the social media crowd
Standing up to cyberbullying
DANNY BROWN
Nearly half of all kids have been bullied online, many of them girls. How we can help prevent it
The New York Times (quietly) drops the F-bomb
Laura Miller
"I'm delighted," says Jonathan Lethem, whose new book provided one of the Times' first uses of the word in print
6 wildly offensive comments from America’s titans of industry
RJ Eskow
Zuckerberg's new super-PAC prospectus reminds us he's ready to "move fast and break things," democracy included
TV characters are invading our lives!
Travis M. Andrews
From a "Treme" cookbook to "Breaking Bad" playlists, networks are increasingly acting like TV characters are real
Herman Melville, great American reader
William Giraldi
A vigorous rereading of epics vivified his creation of the most compelling quest in the American canon
How Toastmasters cured me of the desire to speak in public
Mary Mann
I thought I'd finally turn into the confident, assured speaker I'd dreamed of being. I was wrong
Richard Dawkins is not an Islamophobe
Jeffrey Tayler
An attack on the renowned atheist as anti-Muslim is really designed to squelch honest conversation about religion
Conspiracy theory links Obama, the IRS and the Muslim Brotherhood
Jillian Rayfield
The claim, made by World Net Daily, was touted by Alaska GOP candidate Joe Miller on his website
Krugman slams Rove on healthcare
Jillian Rayfield
The New York Times columnist writes that Karl Rove "hasn’t thought for a moment about the actual issues"
Did a writer get bullied on Goodreads?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
UPDATED: Twenty-two-year-old author Lauren Howard says she's pulled her book because of hostile online culture
Another Portuguese water dog? The Obamas should have made a different statement
Susan Nusser
Public shelters are full of maligned pit bulls, euthanized at very high rates. The Obamas could have changed that
Blogger asks, “Am I a faker?”
Cary Tennis
I write about stuff that I'm no expert on. Should I get credentialed or just keep winging it?
Need an energy boost? Try coffee body spray
Anya Kamenetz
At $15 for 40 doses, this caffeine product is much cheaper than your daily Dunkin' Donuts latte
Meet the cops who give Doritos to potheads!
Alex Seitz-Wald
After Washington voters legalized pot in November, Seattle's PD wants to be "cool," and connect with the weed crowd
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