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Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:21 PM PST


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Google Rails Against Proposal to Give Feds Remote Hacking Authority
Google is fighting a proposed amendment to Rule 41 of the U.S. Criminal
Code that might allow authorities to hack into computers abroad. The
amendment seeks to empower a magistrate in a district where activities
related to a crime may have occurred to issue a warrant for remote
search of computers, as well as seizure or copying of their files, under
certain circumstances.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81735.html

Video Game Preservation: An Impossible Dream?
Fuel Industries last year sought to find the long-rumored cache of
buried E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial video games, made for the Atari 2600
in the early 1980s. Surplus copies of E.T. -- a notoriously bad gaming
experience -- were dumped in a landfill after failing to sell. By
burying its shame, Atari hoped to wipe the title from the gaming
community's collective consciousness.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81729.html

Lenovo Rapped for Preinstalling Spyware
Lenovo has come under fire for preinstalling spyware on some of its
laptops. The software, Superfish, uses the same techniques
cybercriminals often employ to crack encrypted traffic. "Superfish is
purposely designed to bypass the security of HTTPS websites in a manner
that would allow malware and attackers to also bypass the security
provided by HTTPS," said Bluebox cofounder Adam Ely.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81730.html

Azure Machine Learning Aims to Convert Data to Information
Microsoft has announced new data services running on its Azure cloud in
a bid to bring big data to the mainstream. Those services include the
HDInsight Apache Hadoop-based service; Storm on HDInsight, which lets
users use Hadoop and Storm to create distributed, real-time data
processing solutions in Azure; and Azure Machine Learning, a managed
cloud service for advanced analytics.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/81724.html

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Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:16 PM PST

Speak For Yourself

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:08 PM PST

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How To Use Your Smartphone To Translate Just About Anything

NSA, British Spies Hacked SIM Card Maker, Had Access To Billions Of Phones: Report
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NSA, British Spies Hacked SIM Card Maker, Had Access To Billions Of Phones: Report

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YouTube Will Release An App For Children


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UNDER THE INFLUENCE

For your consideration: Hollywood Oscar campaigns the public never sees. The Academy Awards are this weekend and the wins and losses on Oscar night change the fortunes of actors, directors and films. But what the public never sees is how movie studios — and some actors — campaign to win those Oscars. The strategies used to influence Academy voters are fascinating, involving millions of dollars,


trade advertising, parties, swag, the White House, law suits, and even trips to old age homes to sway elderly voters. And Terry O'Reilly exposes it all. Grab a bag of popcorn and tune in to Under the Influence, Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 12 noon NT.

THE NEXT CHAPTER

Raziel Reid has had the kind of success that most writers dream of. His debut novel, When Everything Feels Like the Movies, won a Governor General's Award for children's literature and it's one of the books in this year's Canada Reads competition. 


When Everything Feels Like the Movies is about a gay teenage boy named Jude who lives in a small town. Jude has a crush on a straight boy in school and he wants to ask him to the Valentine's Day dance. The novel is a work of fiction but bears a close resemblance to real life. Hear Raziel Reid in conversation with Shelagh Rogers on The Next Chapter, Monday at 1 p.m., 1:30 NT.

THE CURRENT

As the FBI's futurist-in-residence, Marc Goodman's job was to imagine how criminals around the world would adapt to technological innovation. Now, in his new book Future Crimes, Goodman explains how hackers will no longer be confined to computers, but will target your body itself. He'll talk to Anna Maria Tremonti on The Current, Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m. NT.

CANADA WRITES

Calling all writers! The deadline for submissions for the CBC Creative Non-Fiction Prize is March 1st. The grand prize winner will receive $6000 from the Canada Council for the Arts, publication on CBC Books and in Air Canada's En Route magazine, and a 10-day writing residency at The Banff Centre. Visit Canada Writes at CBC Books for regulations and more details.

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Is fighting a necessary part of hockey? Dan Quinn thinks fights are all right, but his opponent, Graham Clark, says "Scrap 'em!" And Rebecca Kohler and Charlie Demers debate whether we've all become excessively picky eaters. Join host Steve Patterson for The Debaters, Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. NT.

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Ex-First Lady of Virginia Goes to Prison

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:36 PM PST

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Ex-First Lady of Virginia Goes to Prison
Maureen McDonnell, wife of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in prison. McDonnell and her husband were found guilty of accepting gifts from a vitamin-supplements executive, former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams, in exchange for favors. The gifts included about $20,000 worth of designer clothes and jewelry for McDonnell. The extra day in McDonnell's sentence gives her eligibility to to get her sentence reduced by 54 days for good behavior.
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2   BAD TRIP
Scotland Yard: 3 Girls Heading for ISIS
Three teenage girls from London are missing and feared to be traveling to Syria to potentially join ISIS, Scotland Yard announced Friday. Shamina Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old  left the U.K. on Tuesday on a flight to Turkey. Police said the three girls told their families they would be out for the day. Hours later they landed in Turkey, and their whereabouts are now unknown. Turkey is a popular route for Westerners going into Syria, most notably Hayat Boumeddiene, the widow of a terrorist who shot up a kosher supermarket in Paris following the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
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3   OUCH
Kanye's Ex: 'Kim Let RayJ N-- on Her'
Amber Rose, the ex-girlfriend of Kanye West, is wasting no time adding fuel to the ongoing Twitter war between herself and West's wife, Kim Kardashian. "Wait 30 showers?" Rose tweeted in regards to West saying that's how many he took after dating her. "But Kim let RayJ nut on her..."Rose continued, directing her messages at West: "@kanyewest This is my moment to let the world know who u really are and the things you've done to me," she stated before decided that "after all these years I never snitched on u and I don't plan on starting now. We once loved each other so I won't do you like that." She would leave that to the Kardashians, who she thinks will "humiliate" him "when they're done with" him. 
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Kanye Took '30 Showers' After Amber Rose     
BY Marlow Stern
 
 
 
4   I KNOW MY RIGHTS
Alan Gross, Ex-Cuba Prisoner, Sues U.S.
Alan Gross, the U.S. Agency for International Development contractor who was imprisoned in Cuba for five years, is taking the U.S. government to court. Gross says the feds should be held responsible for grievances he and his wife have from his time in captivity, including economic losses and emotional distress. It's an issue lower courts have previously refused to hear, but Gross wants the Supreme Court to weigh in. Lawyers for the Grosses said if they lose it would have "profound negative consequences for all U.S. residents who travel abroad," allowing Americans "no redress for any subsequent harm occurring solely in the United States, even if that domestic injury dwarfs the foreign injuries." Gross had previously received $3.2 million from the government as part of a settlement with his employer.
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Americans Locked Up Abroad     
BY Brandy Zadrozny
 
 
5   LOOK OUT!
Mirror Falls on Luxe NYC Brunchers
A giant wall-mounted mirror fell on top of several diners at upscale New York bistro Balthazar on Friday morning. The New York Fire Department confirmed there were minor injuries, but none serious enough for a trip to the hospital. The mirror struck France's former minister of industrial renewal on the hed. "He swore a lot and said 'It was a f–king nightmare' in French," a witness told the New York Post. "He was surprisingly nonchalant but slightly pissed off."
READ IT AT New York Post    
 
 
 
 
6   ERROR
800K Got Bad Tax Info From Obamacare
A year later and Healthcare.gov is still broken: The Obama administration said Friday that 800,000 people got erroneous tax information through the federal health-care insurance website. Calculated tax credits skewed too high or too low—a problem exacerbated by the fact that as many as 50,000 people have already filed their taxes. The administration said it will work with those who have filed returns to correct the problem, which apparently stemmed from the "benchmark" health plan used in calculating how much taxes are owed. "The incorrect benchmark plan was put on some small number of forms," said Andy Slavitt, deputy administrator at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 
READ IT AT AP    
 
 
 
READ MORE
Covered By Insurance. Still Owes $10K     
BY Kaiser Health News
 
 
 
7   OH
Arrest Made in Colorado NAACP Bombing
Thaddeus Murphy has been arrested in connection with a bombing of a NAACP office in Colorado Springs, Colorado, last month, police said. Charges have not been officially filed against Murphy, but investigators say they believe that a tax-filing business in the building may have the target of the bombing. Murphy has a felony theft on his record from 2008.
READ IT AT 9 News    
 
 
 
 
8   STAYING AFLOAT
Germans Agree to Keep Greece Alive
It looks like Greece has a little more time to figure out their debts. Nineteen euro-zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to continue funding the bankrupt country for four more months, but only under certain conditions pressed for by Germany. Greece, under a new leftist-led government, must provide a list of ways it will work towards resolving its debt by Monday. The institutions will then check whether or not their efforts will be sufficient enough. The deal will prevent Greece, who previously received a €240-billion bailout, from running out of money as early as next month.
READ IT AT Reuters    
 
 
 
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The Euro's Long Goodbye to Greece     
BY Leo Cendrowicz
 
 
9   DOWNFALL
Wall Street Employment Plummets
There are some things even a government bailout won't solve. According to a London-based consulting firm, the number of investment bankers, traders, researchers, and salespeople employed on Wall Street has dropped for the fourth consecutive year—down 15 percent since 2009. The main reason has been tighter regulations placed on banks after the 2008 financial crisis. The biggest sector of the industry hit is the bond business, where revenue has been cut in half since 2009 and was down 7 percent last year.
READ IT AT Los Angeles Times    
 
 
 
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Wall Street Funds a Right-Wing Star     
BY Patricia Murphy
Capitalism Is Saving the Climate     
BY Daniel Gross
 
 
10   PICK UP THE PACE
MLB Adds Rules to Speed Up Games
In an effort to make nine innings go faster, Major League Baseball announced pace-of-play rule changes for the 2015 season on Friday. Managers must now stay in the dugout during replay challenges; hitters must keep at least one foot in the batter's box while at-bat; players must return to play quicker after TV commercial breaks. "These changes represent a step forward in our efforts to streamline the pace of play," Commissioner Rob Manfred said.
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The Kids Are Going to Be Alright

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:06 PM PST

 
 
Apple Wants to Start Producing Cars as Soon as 2020
 
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Automakers typically spend anywhere between five and seven years bringing a new car model to market. Apple wants to do it even faster.
 

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Number 1

Big Tobacco's Future Is Big Pot

As marijuana gradually becomes a legal drug, Big Tobacco is poised to dominate the market.

 
Number 2

How to Build an Oscar Winner

If Hollywood could engineer a best actor, best actress, and best picture based on all of the previous winners, what would they look like?

 
Number 3

The Kids Are Going to Be Alright

America's young adults are finally showing signs of regaining their economic footing after being bogged down for more than five years following the worst recession since World War II.

 
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Rest in Peace for Less With Caskets Made in China

Armed with cheap Chinese imports, a Las Vegas entrepreneur takes on Big Casket.

 
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Why Israel Wants Europe's Jews

In the wake of a series of attacks against Jewish targets on the Continent, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is throwing open his country's doors to Europe's 1.1 million Jews. He's not just looking to provide a safe haven. European emigres could help solve Israel's home-grown demographic challenges as well.

 
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The Plastic Mosaic You Can See From Space
The world's largest plastic greenhouse complex covers more than 185 square miles near Almeria in Spain's southeast. Photographer Bernhard Lang shot these sprawling scenes as part of his "Aerial Views" project.
 
 
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NO REGRETS

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:33 PM PST

Welcome to The Carry-On, a handy grab bag of HuffPost Travel’s most riveting industry snippets, travel hacks and destination discoveries from the past week.

In this roundup, we hope to pack seven days of our site’s breaking news into a tote of travel-size tidbits, small enough to fit any overhead bin.


This week, we learned tons of secrets the airlines don't want us to know, such as "they owe us money" and "we can cancel a flight." The REAL secret, however, would be where all the free peanuts went. We're in a legume vacuum, people -- and that's just nutty.

Then, we learned that at life's end, most humans regret that they didn't travel more. We feel the same -- but then again we also regret not purchasing a superyacht or owning a private island.

This is Biddy. He's a traveling hedgehog who regrets NOTHING.

But you know what? Maybe travel isn't all it's cracked up to be. Because sometimes, the hotel brochure says you're getting one crappy bed... and then you get TWO crappy beds.

And other times, towns literally tell you NOT to come there. Just give up, pack your bags, and go to Florida.

...which, by the way, is the state with the nation's best beach. And as far as we can see from photos, this little beauty is home to a golf cart, 10 seashells and two melancholy seagulls. Toootally majestic.

That's it. This time, we're serious when we say we're fleeing to Canada. Happy weekend, travelers!
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IDEAS Schedule for February 23 - 27

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:33 PM PST

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Monday, February 23

YOU ARE HERE
...but how do you know exactly where you are?  And then how do you know how to get from there...to somewhere else?  IDEAS producer Dave Redel explores new ideas about why some people are wizards at navigation, while others get completely lost.

Tuesday, February 24

WHO WROTE SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS?

Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, conducts the trial of the century. An all-star cast of lawyers (and a few actors) examine the evidence about the Man from Stratford. It's an age-old question: did Shakespeare write the plays he's credited for? And if not him -- then who?

Wednesday, February 25

THE WONDER OF THE WORLD: Frederick II, Part 2
He was a monarch like no other: he was a poet, a lover of science, and in his court multicultural collaboration and innovation were a matter of policy.  Damiano Pietropaolo situates the life of Frederick II in his own day and highlights his achievements against the backdrop of an increasingly fragile and fractious Europe in our own day.

Thursday, February 26

CONSENT TO HARM, Part 2
"Yes means yes. No means no."  Giving consent seems straightforward. But what we're allowed to consent to is actually deeply fraught territory. And it gets especially fraught when the question of sex enters the equation. The general rule of thumb under the eyes of the law is that a person cannot consent to harm. IDEAS producer Nicola Luksic meets with two women who challenge that understanding.

Friday, February 27

MOSES ZNAIMER`S IDEACITY CONFERENCE - Extending Ourselves
ideacity is a three-day gathering of minds held each June in Toronto, produced and presented by Moses Znaimer. IDEAS features highlights from last year's conference. In this episode: Higher, faster, stronger, and more daring. Speakers wonder just what are our physical limits.
 
 
 

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THE WONDER OF THE WORLD: Frederick II, Part 1
He was a monarch like no other: he was a poet, a lover of science, and in his court multicultural collaboration and innovation were a matter of policy. Muslim, Jewish and Christians courtiers formed what some historians have claimed was the first modern bureaucracy -- others have even called him the first European leader. Damiano Pietropaolo situates the life of Frederick II in his own day and highlights his achievements against the backdrop of an increasingly fragile and fractious Europe in our own day.

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Culture Beast: Oscars 2015: Could Bradley Cooper Win Best Actor?

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:30 PM PST

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Sound Transit Photo of the Week Update

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:25 PM PST

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The new Tukwila Station 
It’s official, the Tukwila Station is now fully renovated and in use by riders of Sounder and Amtrak trains as well as buses. A dedication earlier this week featured Sen. Patty Murray, Rep. Adam Smith, Sound Transit Board Chair and King County Executive Dow Constantine, Washington State Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary Amy Scarton and Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton. The 18-month renovation included adding more parking, permanent platforms and shelters, a pedestrian plaza with public art along with bicycle lockers and a bike cage. The work also includes a new access road to Strander Boulevard/Southwest 27th Street in Renton.

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Grèce: un accord sur la prolongation de l'aide européenne enfin trouvé

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:11 PM PST

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Grèce: un accord sur la prolongation de l'aide européenne enfin trouvé  
 
 

Un accord a été trouvé vendredi soir entre la zone euro et Athènes sur l'extension du programme de financement de la Grèce, après d'intenses négociations à Bruxelles.

 
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Admit It: ISIS Is an Islamic Death Cult

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:11 PM PST

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Katherine Hoover was five months pregnant when a man shot and killed her—and now a Florida prosecutor is refusing to press charges.
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Walmart's Wage Hike Still About Greed
Walmart's Wage Hike Still About Greed
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Hold your applause. Even after a new $9 minimum wage policy, the average employee—depending on how many kids he or she has—will live below, at, or barely above the poverty line.
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Kanye Took '30 Showers' After Amber Rose
Kanye Took '30 Showers' After Amber Rose
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The Yeezus musician/entrepreneur backed Team Kardashian in the Amber Rose feud, saying, "If Kim had dated me when I wanted, there would be no Amber Rose."

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All this month, CBC Toronto explores "The Black Experience" in the GTA – the challenges, the contributions and the successes of this diverse community.  

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Les plus belles robes de stars aux Oscars en images

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EN IMAGES. Les plus belles robes de stars aux Oscars  
 
 

Alors que la 87ème cérémonie des Oscars se tiendra le dimanche 22 février 2015, retour sur les plus belles robes de stars qui ont illuminé le tapis rouge.

 
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Eurogroupe : la Grèce et les européens parviennent à un accord

La Grèce et les ministres des Finances de la zone euro sont parvenus vendredi à un accord pour prolonger de quatre mois le plan d'aide international dont bénéficie Athènes, ont annoncé des responsables de la zone euro.
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Timbuktu d'Abderrahmane Sissako, fable sur la vie dans le nord du Mali sous la coupe des jihadistes, et Saint Laurent de Bertrand Bonello, film audacieux sur le célèbre couturier français, sont les grands favoris de la 40e cérémonie des César, qui se déroule vendredi soir à Paris. Un évènement à suivre sur L'Express.

 
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KA-BOOM! Scientists solve mystery of Earth's tectonic plates

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Tectonic Plate Mystery Solved

Scientists have long known that the Earth's crust consists of at least 15 tectonic plates--continent-sized slabs of rock on the surface of the Earth that shift about to create mountains, volcanoes, and earthquake zones. But... Read more.

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Galaxy's Spiral Arms Twist Out Of Shape In Striking Hubble Photo

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Mars One Candidate Thinks She Has What It Takes

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Does the Internet Really Make Public Shaming Worse?

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 11:45 AM PST

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This week we're talking about feminist African art, the Hester Prynne of today, the bizarrely beautiful world of contemporary ceramics and Tom McCarthy's Satin Island. Happy weekend, everyone!


Does The Internet Really Make Public Shaming Worse?

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"Digital technologies now provide a platform conducive to anyone exposing behavior, not just the state. The Hester Prynne of today need not worry about the government, but she might instead find herself the object of contempt on a Facebook page created by her cuckolded husband. He might add her name and photograph to CheaterVille.com (whose bald motto is 'Look Who's Getting Caught with Their Pants Down'™). He might post naked photos of her online. He might decide to use social media to shame Prynne's paramour. (In June 2011, a judge in England dismissed two charges of harassment against a London man who had used social-networking sites to shame his wife's lover.) In other words, the Hester Prynne of today isn't necessarily any safer from shaming." (Read more here)


6 Feminist African Artists Changing The Body Of Contemporary Art

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"A Brussels-based exhibition entitled 'Body Talk: Feminism, Sexuality and the Body in the Work of Six African Women Artists' will follow the narrative of using bodies as a vehicle of feminist expression to its contemporary manifestations. Featuring the work of six contemporary female artists from throughout the continent of Africa, the exhibition will explore the various modes of black feminist expression, as well as the way the body can serve as subject, object, model, tool and field of reference." (Read more here)


Rejected Cover Designs For Laura Van Den Berg's 'Find Me'

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Designer Nayon Cho discusses the illustrations that were considered but ultimately discarded for Laura van den Berg's novel Find Me: "Find Me is the second of Laura van den Berg's books I've been lucky enough to work on. The first was The Isle of Youth, a brilliant, fierce, and heartbreaking collection of stories. With Find Me, Laura tops herself and masters surreal, beautiful, and magical territory. Laura is also a dear friend of mine, so with both books I felt extra pressure to create a design that would do justice to her writing." (Read more here)


The Delightfully Bizarre World Of Contemporary Ceramics

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"Today we're ogling the work of eight gifted ceramicists who combine the sweetness inherent in the medium with something a bit more sinister. From porcelain dolls spewing blood and guts to stark sculptures of toes and tongues, the following artists are not afraid to get creepy with clay." (Read more here)


The Bottom Line: 'Satin Island' By Tom McCarthy

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"While Satin Island functions as a funny and often thoughtful commentary on the falsity that underlies many quests for meaning -- be it through religion or, say, novel-writing -- its argument approaches its own kind of dishonesty. By ignoring the value of the meaning we create for ourselves, in our hobbies, our personal relationships, and our artistic pursuits, McCarthy's book sometimes suffers from chilly cynicism." (Read more here)


Paintings Of Living Rooms And Tiny Apartments Show What The Insides Of Marriage Look Like

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"Step inside an Ann Toebbe painting, and the world around you becomes a two-dimensional plane with no one way up. Windows and doors frame floor plans littered with desks and tables, striped carpets and rounded lamp shades. It's clear you're standing amidst the components of a living space, as evidenced by the random pieces of domesticity flattened in every direction. But the layout is amiss, lacking the depth that separates a kitchen from a bedroom. Everything exists on one level, pinned in midair or flowing forth from an ungraspable point of origin." (Read more here)

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Senate women are getting it done

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 11:06 AM PST

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Numbers Show Senate Women Get More Done

Senate women have been more likely than their male colleagues over the last six years to introduce legislation. Read more.

Numbers Show Senate Women Get More Done

Veterans Find Comfort In Meditation Therapy

"This is a place to get away from the outside where they don't understand us." Read more.

Veterans Find Comfort In Meditation Therapy

Top Democrat Pushes Back On Expanding Obama's Trade Powers

The biggest economic policy fight of 2015 is creating serious headaches for congressional Democrats. Read more.

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