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The End of Solitary
Op-Ed: Here in San Quentin, I see why solitary confinement must end Inmates are getting smarter, and they are better at figuring out ways to escape. Maybe this was the goal all along: make...
entertainment
Virginia Tech student charged with sexual assault filed civil lawsuit against her
Virginia cancels Virginia Tech game after players killed A Virginia Tech football star who was charged with sexually assaulting another student was on the Maryland football team's radar from the first day of preseason...
health
Julie Powell’s “Julie and Julia”: Cooking in Miniaturist Pain
Julie Powell's 'Julie and Julia' transformed food writing. How to watch the movie version. Julie Powell's 'Julie and Julia' shaped food writing. Julie Powell's “Julie and Julia: Cooking in Miniaturist Pain” is a book...
europe
Ontario mayor says his municipality supports the province’s controversial Bill 21
Toronto council backs fight against Quebec’s Bill 21, calling it ‘contrary to the values of Torontonians and Canadians’ OTTAWA — The federal government has been called into question by Ontario’s opposition mayor, who says...
entertainment
Social Justice: The Social Group of a Person
Accommodation Is Not a Shield From Criticism So far, we’ve looked at the relationship of an individual and his or her environment, looking at the environment as a whole. We also talked about social...
sport
The Man Behind Four Days: Christopher LaVoie
Who is Christopher LaVoie? Man behind ‘4 Days’ reality shows has history of run-ins with police, dubious business ventures It’s a little ironic for Christopher LaVoie, the man behind the Four Days reality TV...
world
The world’s largest bee is actually a bumblebee
Bumblebees can be classified as 'fish' under California conservation law, court says (NaturalNews) California is set to recognize that the world's largest insect and its bee cousins are far more like vertebrate vertebrates than...
sport
Hawaii’s first supervolcano erupts
Hawaii volcano eruption has some on alert, draws onlookers Updated It has a unique history — a series of eruptions, a slow but steady growth, and now an unprecedented eruption with a massive plume...
entertainment
Can’t Tell Me Nothing
Granderson: Kanye West's life and art are one. You don't have to keep watching the same music. I can't be like, oh, I don't like "We Don't Care." I have to see where his...
europe
The Biggest Loser: How I Become a Writer and Journalist
The 15 best nonfiction books for fans of advice, memoirs and histories Nathan Brackett is a writer, editor, and founder of The Book Report. He is a regular guest on NPR and other broadcast...