May 23, 2013
Obama’s New Drone Policy, in One Easy Flowchart

Obama’s New Drone Policy, in One Easy Flowchart

3:06pm
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May 23, 2013

theatlanticcities:

Even in the midst of war, Syria’s fighters have been seen briefly putting aside their weapons for afternoon tea.

Read: Tea Time in Syria

[Images: Reuters]

3:01pm
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May 23, 2013

What Was the Most Influential TV Show Ever?

Liz Meriwether, creator and co–show runner, New Girl

Obviously, without a doubt, absolutely Saved by the Bell. Its influence on taste, fashion, and politics has reverberated throughout history and across the globe. Second only to Hey Dude, which aired during the Nickelodeon renaissance of the late ’80s and early ’90s.

Vince Gilligan, creator and show runner, Breaking Bad

Try to picture the world without The Simpsons: Doh wouldn’t be in the OED; Fox would’ve gone the way of the passenger pigeon and UPN; TV dads might still be more Ward Cleaver than Tony Soprano.

Jessica Walter, actress, Arrested Development (Lucille Bluth)

As the first 24-hour-news network, CNN changed what it meant to be informed, and gave us instant access to breaking events. Just think of 9/11 without it.

Read the rest of the responses here. [Images: Wikimedia Commons]

In this month’s issue, we ask a variety of experts and public figures a “Big Question”. 

Now we’re asking you. What was the most influential TV show ever?

1:27pm
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May 23, 2013
Are We Truly Overworked? An Investigation—in 6 Charts

Are We Truly Overworked? An Investigation—in 6 Charts

11:47am
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May 23, 2013
The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss Research finds that same-sex unions are happier than heterosexual marriages. What can gay and lesbian couples teach straight ones about living in harmony? Read more. [Image: Gail Albert Halaban]

The Gay Guide to Wedded Bliss

Research finds that same-sex unions are happier than heterosexual marriages. What can gay and lesbian couples teach straight ones about living in harmony?

Read more. [Image: Gail Albert Halaban]

11:41am
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May 22, 2013
Ghost Army: The Inflatable Tanks That Fooled Hitler Blass and his cohort were members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, an elite force whose specialty was “tactical deception.” They’re now better known, though, as the “Ghost Army” — a troop of soldiers that doubled, in Europe’s theater, as a troupe of actors. (The unit was the brain child, one report has it, of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) The 23rd were, essentially, the Trojan Horse builders of World War II. Read more. [Image: National Archives]

Ghost Army: The Inflatable Tanks That Fooled Hitler

Blass and his cohort were members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, an elite force whose specialty was “tactical deception.” They’re now better known, though, as the “Ghost Army” — a troop of soldiers that doubled, in Europe’s theater, as a troupe of actors. (The unit was the brain child, one report has it, of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) The 23rd were, essentially, the Trojan Horse builders of World War II.

Read more. [Image: National Archives]

5:49pm
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May 22, 2013

theatlanticcities:

“What do we find on old luggage? We find the traces of… the places visited. We will follow these, and with them, we will tour the world, not in 80 days like Phileas Fogg, but much faster still.” - Gaston-Louis Vuitton

Read: The Lost Art of Luggage Labels

[Images: World Tour: Vintage Hotel Labels from the Collection of Gaston-Louis Vuitton by Francisca Mattéoli, published by Abrams]

12:26pm
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May 22, 2013

Astronauts Snag Dramatic Photographs of Alaska’s Erupting Volcano

Images of volcanoes from space are often kind of dull. These, we assure you, are not.

See more. [Images: NASA]

12:25pm
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May 22, 2013
Life as One of the Most-Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet You are a Hazara, and you’ve been on the run for centuries. Now you’re in Syria, and things aren’t looking up. Read more. [Image: Reuters]

Life as One of the Most-Persecuted Ethnic Groups on the Planet

You are a Hazara, and you’ve been on the run for centuries. Now you’re in Syria, and things aren’t looking up.

Read more. [Image: Reuters]

11:02am
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May 21, 2013
pacificstand: The Science of Psychics A 2005 Gallup poll found that 26 percent of Americans answered “yes” to believing in “the power of the mind to know the past and predict the future.” A sizable chunk of America believes in ESP—despite the only evidence behind it being one truly bizarre study. Read more in Pacific Standard

pacificstand:

The Science of Psychics

A 2005 Gallup poll found that 26 percent of Americans answered “yes” to believing in “the power of the mind to know the past and predict the future.”

A sizable chunk of America believes in ESP—despite the only evidence behind it being one truly bizarre study.

Read more in Pacific Standard

2:33pm
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