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Sideshow Podcast: Christoph Niemann, Instagram Savant

Arts, Culture & Media

Christoph Niemann was already a successful illustrator, but the internet made him a groundbreaking storyteller. 

A firefighter works to put out a forest fire during a June heatwave in Southern Spain. Fires have plagued much of southern Europe this summer as the region has been hit by intense heat and drought.

Federal scientists’ report says climate change is dangerously real

Environment
Bomb sniffing dogs stand at attention before a training routine at the army's School of Canine in Bogota, November 22, 2010.

Does your pooch have what it takes to be a bomb-sniffing dog?

Lifestyle
a crossword puzzle

Crossword puzzle-making tips from a pro at The New York Times

Arts
Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. holds up four fingers to indicate the four Pulitzer Prizes won by the New York Times in 2013 as Executive Editor Jill Abramson looks on.

Did female editors in Paris and New York stumble off the ‘glass cliff?’

Arts, Culture & Media
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