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Ann Morgan reading

One reader, 197 books, one year to finish them all

Arts, Culture & Media

In 2011, Ann Morgan, a journalist and author in the UK, set herself the goal to read a book from every country in the world in one year. And she blogged about it.

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Environment

‘Six Word Memoirs’ tell big stories

Arts, Culture & Media

Street style from The Sartorialist

Arts, Culture & Media

What’s Your Six Word Story of Love or Loss?

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Gawker Publishes the Names of People Who Own Guns in New York City

A growing number of news organization have responded to the recent incidents of gun violence by publishing lists from public records of the names and – sometimes the addresses – of gun owners in communities in the Northeast. The Westchester County Journal News published names and addresses of gun owners in suburban New York. Gawker […]

A Look Ahead at the 2012 Baseball Season

Sports

The baseball season began just over a week ago with the Mariners and the Athletics facing off at the Tokyo Dome. But there remains a long way to go before the season ends in October, and anything can happen before then. Offering their analyses and predictions of the season to come are  Steven Goldman, editor-in-chief of […]

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In Zambia, A Mission to Make Medicine as Widespread as Coca-Cola

Health & Medicine

What if medications for HIV and malaria were as cheap, widely available and heavily distributed as Coke? That’s the thinking behind ColaLife, a project founded by Simon Berry, who has been an aid worker in Africa for years.

The World

Tracking your own habits

Conflict & Justice

What happens when people track their own habits? We look at a slew of apps that let you do that ? from “checking in” to locations to analyzing your sleep patterns.

The World

Police seize computers after ‘Gizmodo’ blog reveals new iPhone

Conflict & Justice

California police seized the computers of the Gizmodo editor who outed the new iPhone last week. The blogger, Jason Chen, says he’s a journalist and that he should be able to protect his sources under a California shield law.

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