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A boy holds two baby sea turtles.

What I learned from ‘Breaking Bad’ about saving sea turtles

Technology

It’s a bad time to be a sea turtle. They’re threatened by pollution. They get caught in fishing nets. Their habitat is being destroyed by coastal development. As if all that weren’t bad enough, they must also contend with egg poachers.

Salem Haji, co-owner of one of the few microbreweries in France, inspects his latest blonde IPA at his brewery Biere de la Plaine in downtown Marseille.

Beer brews up a following in France’s wine country

Lifestyle & Belief
Crystal methamphetamine

So when did North Korea become a player in the blue meth trade?

Conflict & Justice

‘Breaking Bad’s’ Anna Gunn discusses Skyler, season 5 of award-winning series

Arts, Culture & Media

Tennessee struggling with homemade meth problem

Global Politics
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To Binge Watch…Or Not

The numbers are in! One in three Netflix subscribers watched the newly released fourth season of “Arrested Development” this past weekend, and of those who did, one in ten watched all fifteen episodes in a single day. This echoes the binge-watching that’s become commonplace with other shows, like “House of Cards,” “24,” and the granddaddy […]

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Vince Gilligan on Breaking Bad

Arts, Culture & Media

“I am amazed that this show is on the air – constantly amazed – because on paper this show shouldn’t work,” Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan told Kurt Andersen. It’s no wonder he feels that way.

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