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North Korea Follows Only One American on Twitter—This Guy

North Korea is not known for its social media savvy. When the Democratic People's Republic launched its official government Twitter account under the handle of @uriminzok (meaning "our nation") in…
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1045 words)

Fracking's Latest Scandal? Earthquake Swarms

At exactly 10:53 p.m. on Saturday, November 5, 2011, Joe and Mary Reneau were in the bedroom of their whitewashed and brick-trimmed home, a two-story rambler Mary's dad custom-built 43 years ago.…
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2059 words)

Seeing at the Speed of Sound

Lipreading, which makes one sense do the work of another, is a skill daunting to describe. Rachel Kolb, '12, deaf since birth, shares its mysteries. I am sitting in my office during a summer…
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3702 words)

The House Where Darwin Lived

Charles Darwin lived with his wife, children and servants in Down House, a Georgian manor 15 miles south of London in the Kent countryside, for 40 years—from 1842 to 1882. Like all close-knit…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 24, 2013
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3423 words)

Good Will Hunting: An Oral History

Fifteen years after the release of the movie that made them stars, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck—along with the rest of the cast and crew—reflect in their own words on how a long-shot film…
LENGTH: 21 minutes (5338 words)

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Top 5 Longreads of the Week

2. Monopoly Is Theft Christopher Ketcham | Harper's | October 19, 2012 | 24 minutes (6,234 words) Monopoly has become "the world's best-selling proprietary board game," but the original game allowed…
LENGTH: 1 minutes (287 words)

Little girl found - FT.com

When Patti Waldmeir discovered a baby in a Shanghai street one winter night, she was told to mind her own business. She didn’t... One might easily see such a thing in a Shanghai alleyway and…
SOURCE:www.ft.com
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3909 words)

Too rich to queue? Why markets and morals don't fit

Illustrations: Francesco Bongiorni for the Guardian. Click on image for full illustration. Nobody likes to queue. It's long been known that, in fancy restaurants, a handsome tip to the maître d' can…
PUBLISHED: May 11, 2012
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2221 words)
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