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Archives for December 2014


You’re probably paying your cable company too much. Two industry insiders explain how to change that.

Our list includes everything from weird Adult Swim shows to major broadcast hits.


Believe it or not, you won’t feel a thing.


It’s not just Sony: The Hermit Kingdom’s cyberwar program has been wreaking havoc for years.


After every shooting, officers can always rely on their unions to stand behind them.


Academics can debate for forever whether or not there’s a STEM shortage, but the problem might be what we call STEM in the first place.


It’s not your fault. It’s biology.


The US has started normalizing diplomacy with Cuba, but it will take an act of congress to end the embargo. Here are seven reasons why it should.


This is an act of incredible cowardice, no matter the excuse or caveat used to explain it.

Here are eight reasons why they should be


A Stanford linguist unearths the winding, surprising histories of the foods that feel most familiar to us.


Hackers have stolen millions of documents from Sony Pictures, a major Hollywood studio. Here’s what you need to know.


Plus, the Fed’s subtle but significant change to economic policy, and terrorist threats deny America the right to watch Seth Rogen’s new movie.


Officials worried about the potential for groundwater contamination — and weren’t convinced fracking would lead to an economic boom.


This video explains it in two minutes.