Principled conservative Ted Cruz calls federal relief for Hurricane Sandy pork, wants federal relief after fertilizer plant explosion in Texas.
Learning about the oldest existing dead body used for medical experiments does not make me feel any less queasy about medieval Europe, but it is most certainly quite interesting. I'm.
Ornette Coleman's 1980 attempt to put together an all-white cover band of his own songs in order to create an audience for his music, since white people were more willing.
This is great for anyone who rolls their eyes at celebrity architects and the absurd non-functioning buildings they construct. Celebrated Spanish Architect Santiago Calatrava (whose WTC PATH station is interminably under-construction and insanely over-budget), has now been asked by a Spanish winery to fix a leaky...
One of the joys of following soccer is, even approaching the end of the season, nearly every game matters. As I've been writing here, the side local to my England.
Further thoughts on the relationship between violence as political theater and the social forces that enable it.
Since several commenters are suggesting that we shouldn't care about whether Tsarnaev is read his Miranda rights, it's worth explaining why we should care. Emily Bazelon is good on this, but let me add a couple points. It is true that, in a narrow sense, the...
A fantastic bit of reporting from David Remnick.
Apparently, the kooks here at LGM think it's cool to talk about food. So I'm gonna! Until I perfected my own recipe, Buffalo wings were a food I enjoyed in.
Obviously, it's a good thing that Tsarnaev will not be declared an enemy combatant and will be given a civilian trial. It's not surprising, given that this has been the consistent practice of the Obama administration, but it's worth noting all the same. The fact that...
I hope the capture goes quickly and without further injury. Give Whitey Bulger this: he knew that getaways worked better if your boat was actually on water.
Minnesota Republicans are up in arms because the Minnesota Historical Society wants to commission a bust of Harry Blackmun. Why are they going crazy? Because Blackmun was one of the.