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Archives for November 2014

11 online subscription services that make great holiday gifts
Technology

Netflix for Legos is a real thing.

By Dylan Matthews
Technology
Uber has an asshole problemUber has an asshole problem
Technology

A mentality that helped at launch has become gross and counterproductive.

By Matthew Yglesias
Technology
Uber CEO calls journalism comments “terrible,” but isn’t firing the guy responsibleUber CEO calls journalism comments “terrible,” but isn’t firing the guy responsible
Technology

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says an executive’s comments on investigating journalists “do not represent the company.”

By Timothy B. Lee
Culture
From warp drive to invisibility cloaks: 7 Star Trek technologies scientists are working onFrom warp drive to invisibility cloaks: 7 Star Trek technologies scientists are working on
Culture

Researchers are slowly inching their way towards even the most extreme technology of science fiction.

By Susannah Locke
Transportation
New York City lowered its speed limit to 25. Other cities should do it too.New York City lowered its speed limit to 25. Other cities should do it too.
Transportation

The research is clear: lower speed limits save lives.

By Joseph Stromberg
Criminal Justice
Did a group dedicated to exonerating inmates put an innocent man in jail?Did a group dedicated to exonerating inmates put an innocent man in jail?
Criminal Justice

Northwestern University’s Medill Innocence Project was accused of using tactics that contradicted its very mission.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Syria
This is why ISIS films its hostage beheadingsThis is why ISIS films its hostage beheadings
Syria

ISIS’s video of the murder of American hostage Peter Kassig is part of a much bigger media strategy.

By Amanda Taub
Culture
Katherine Heigl’s terrible new show State of Affairs, gif-splainedKatherine Heigl’s terrible new show State of Affairs, gif-splained
Culture

In her new show, State of Affairs, Katherine Heigl flounders as a CIA official.

By Kelsey McKinney and Alex Abad-Santos
Immigration
Is Obama giving new protections to 5 million immigrants? Probably notIs Obama giving new protections to 5 million immigrants? Probably not
Immigration

Doing the math on the president’s rumored immigration action

By Dara Lind
Israel
4 rabbis killed in attack on Jerusalem synagogue: what you need to know4 rabbis killed in attack on Jerusalem synagogue: what you need to know
Israel

Four people, including three Americans, were killed in a Jerusalem synagogue Tuesday morning.

By Zack Beauchamp
Congress
Boehner finally found a lawyer to sue ObamaBoehner finally found a lawyer to sue Obama
Congress

After two failed attempts.

By Andrew Prokop
Health Care
7 myths about medical marijuana7 myths about medical marijuana
Health Care

From Ebola to politics, the ridiculous and dangerous beliefs surrounding medical cannabis.

By German Lopez
Almanac
Map: The most-stolen vehicle in every stateMap: The most-stolen vehicle in every state
Almanac

Why are car thieves so in love with Honda Accords?

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Technology
New data reveals it’s not just high-tech companies using H-1B guest workersNew data reveals it’s not just high-tech companies using H-1B guest workers
Technology

The number one importer of tech workers in Rhode Island is ... CVS.

By Matthew Yglesias
Health Care
Vape: Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the YearVape: Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year
Health Care

As smokeless tobacco and marijuana become more popular, so do the words surrounding them.

By German Lopez