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The Crisis In Ukraine Explained
Anti-government protesters guard a street leading to the presidential administration building in Kiev, on February 22. (Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili)Kievhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KievForty-eight...
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"No Expectations" Sung By Richie Havens
"No Expectation"Richie Havenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9n8CUh6TXU"No Expectations"Jagger and...
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The Benjamin Franklin Effect: The Surprising Psychology of How to Handle Haters
"We are what we pretend to be," Kurt Vonnegut famously wrote, "so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." But given how much our minds mislead us, what if we don't realize when we're...
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Umberto Eco On The Greatest Maps Of Imaginary Places And Why They Appeal To Us
Umberto Eco at his home in Milan. He has collected more than 50,000 books.***"Umberto Eco: Exploring Imaginary Lands With One of Italy’s Masters of Fiction"...
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A Simple Exercise To Increase Well-Being And Lower Depression From Martin...
"When [a man] has fair health, a fair fortune, a tidy conscience and acomplete exemption from embarrassing relatives," Henry James wrote in his diary, "I suppose he is bound, in delicacy, to write...
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Nabokov on Writing, Reading, and the Three Qualities a Great Storyteller Must...
Vladimir Nabokovhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nabokovby Maria Popova“Between the wolf in the tall grass and the wolf in the tall story there is a shimmering go-between. That go-between, that...
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Maira Kalman On Curiosity, Courage, Happiness, And The Two Keys to a Full Life
“What protects you in this world from sadness and from the loss of an ability to do something? … Work and love.”by Maria PopovaMaira Kalman is one of the most beloved illustrators working today and one...
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Letting Go of Asperger’s
Jon HanRaising Cubby: A Father and Son's Adventures With Asperger's, Trains, Tractors, and High ExplosivesBy John Elder RobinsonCrownThinking in Numbers: On Life, Love, Meaning, and MathBy Daniel...
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India's Solar Power Cost Edging Ever Closer To Coal
"Photos from China's Coal Mines"http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-coal-mines-photos-2013-5?op=1Fossil fuels are dirty.Solar energy is clean -- and unlike fossil fuels, it will only get cheaper.Over...
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How To Make A SImple Cup Of Coffee. It's A Subtler Undertaking Than You Think
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Identity: Without It, Who Are You? Turkish Woman Gives Brilliant Answer
“We always talk about identity, we fight for identity, sometimes we kill for identity. But why is that? Why can't we talk about belongings? Multiple belongings." Elif ShafakAudio and Video:...
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U.S. Crime Rate Continues To Plummet
""America's Real Criminal Element: Lead"This article is an sparkling account of epidemiological investigation at its...
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Parents, Children, Illness, Identity. The TED Radio Hour
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When Republicans Hated The Troops
George W. Bush delivers a speech aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003. (Credit: Reuters/Larry Downing)Excerpted from “When Soldiers Fall: How Americans Have Confronted Combat...
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Worse Than Wal-Mart: Amazon’s Sick Brutality And Ruthless Intimidation Of...
EnlargeJeff Bezos (Credit: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)Excerpted from "Mindless: Why Smarter Machines Are Making Dumber Humans"You might find your Prime membership morally indefensible after reading...
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How To Finance Solar Energy Installation On Every American Rooftop
Proposal For Massive RooftopSolarFinancing Banks will offer all current mortgagees-in-good-standing the money needed to install sufficient rooftop-solar-paneling to take the home "off grid." This...
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Canada Revels In Hockey Gold. Men And Women Both Win
Duncan Keith, Patrick Sharp, and Jonathan Toews showed their gold medals.By John Powers | GLOBE STAFF FEBRUARY 23, 2014FACEBOOKGOOGLE+LINKEDINREDDITTWITTERSOCHI, Russia — The only thing that would...
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Mysterious Polio-Like Paralysis Reported In Some California Children
Four-year-old Sofia Jarvis of Berkeley is one of several California children suffering polio-like symptoms. Investigators at Stanford University and the California Department of Public Health are...
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Newark Archbishop's Future Retirement Home Undergoing A $500K Addition
Archbishop John J. Myers, seen here during a Memorial Day Mass in 2013, is building a 3,000-square-foot addition on his 4,500-square-foot retirement home. By Mark Mueller/The Star-Ledger on February...
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