Sunday, May 3, 2015

Sunday roundup

Libya's state of chaos has exacerbated the migrant crisis.

A powerful story about entitlement, the fight for vengeance, forgiveness, and cluelessness.

For more on the antics of jilted men, see Boston Magazine's Gamergate story and this unbelievable mess that David Futrelle compiled for us.


Pork: it's what breeds antibiotic-resistant MRSA. But you don't need that as motivation; instead, take a look at these piglets and tell me they don't deserve to live.

A fantastic article on science and Mauna Kea.

A fantastic article on Charlie Hebdo and interpreting another culture's cultural criticism.

Rest in peace, Maya Plisetskaya.

Our neighbors to the north have a point.

Normally I'm not a fan of gotcha fact-checking, i.e., checking facts in a way that misses the point, but in this case it really is true that we're ignorant about how little we actually spend on foreign aid.

Frank Bruni on the circuitous career path.

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