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Canadian Classical Composer Gets Boost From ‘Blurred Lines’

Arts, Culture & Media

Canadian classical composer John Beckwith has a hit on his hands. It might have something to do with the fact that the piece of music is called “Blurred Lines.” It shares a name with Robin Thicke’s summer chart-topper.

Egypt’s New Strongman: Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Global Politics

Newtown, like others before them, struggling with how to deal with site of mass shooting

Global Politics

Denver group turns abandoned barn into collaboration space for fighting global poverty

How protests take down dictatorships

Global Politics

Lab in rural India solves community’s unique problems

A clothes dryer that works in rainy season, a fruit dryer and other innovative, low-cost solutions developed by a lab in the rural Indian community of Ujire.

Looking at the @ sign

Arts, Culture & Media

The @ sign, the only preposition on the keyboard, dates back to the middle ages, but has found new life in the internet age.

Rockin’ in the USSR with Mumiy Troll

Arts, Culture & Media

Russian rock band Mumiy Troll is on the brink of their first national U.S. tour despite the fact that they have been rockin’ in the USSR for almost twenty years.

Garage inventors

Environment

In garages, basements and even a Quonset hut, amazing science is happening without institutional or government funding.

Pirate Joe’s in Canada Sued by Trader Joe’s

In Friday’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for a Canadian city, where Mike Hallatt has opened up a store dedicated to reselling Trader Joe’s popular products.