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CHANGING TIMES

Before Jenna Talackova, there was Chaz Bono; before him, Brandon Teena; and, back in the 1950s, Christine Jorgensen. Transgender people have had a long, loud struggle in the media, from Jerry…
SOURCE:The Daily
PUBLISHED: April 17, 2012
LENGTH: 6 minutes (1551 words)

the most destructive attack on the internet

Even though it has become a part of daily life, the internet itself remains a cloudy idea to most people. It's nebulous in a deeper way than previous leaps in home technology. Take the radio.…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 19, 2012
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3001 words)

The great escape of bath toys in the Pacific

At the outset I felt no need to acquaint myself with the six degrees of freedom. I'd never heard of the Great North Pacific Garbage Patch. I liked my job and loved my wife and was inclined to agree…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 2012
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3108 words)

the 'heretic' at odds with scientific dogma

AUTHOR:Tim Adams
PUBLISHED: Feb. 5, 2012
LENGTH: 9 minutes (2440 words)

the loo that saves lives in Liberia

For the worst country in the world, Liberia looks lush. All along the long road to Fish Town, the sumptuous rainforest on either side is a comfort, a green bath to soothe the dreadful red dust that…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 3, 2012
LENGTH: 11 minutes (2809 words)

poor, black, and jailed under FBI 'entrapment' tactics

Imam Salahuddin Muhammad could hardly miss Shahed Hussain when he first appeared three years ago at his mosque in the dilapidated town of Newburgh, just 60 miles up the Hudson River from New…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 12, 2011
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2137 words)

Herman Cain and the conservative victimology

The voting law change that would come into effect in 2012 would make it harder for as many as five million voters to cast their  ballots [EPA] San Pedro, CA - As Herman Cain's candidacy has…
PUBLISHED: Nov. 20, 2011
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3182 words)

FOREVER GREEN

He has had decades of success — if not ease — being green. But Kermit the Frog is known to keep his personal life close to his little collar.His celebrity has been free of public scandal…
SOURCE:The Daily
PUBLISHED: Nov. 18, 2011
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1483 words)
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