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Archives for December 2014

Movies
The Little Prince is about to become a major blockbusterThe Little Prince is about to become a major blockbuster
Movies

If this trailer is any indication, the film is going to be beautiful.

By Brandon Ambrosino
Science
What the science of memory can tell us about the UVA rape storyWhat the science of memory can tell us about the UVA rape story
Science

It’s an understatement to say memory can play tricks on you.

By Julia Belluz
Life
5 new magazines with small circulations and big ideas5 new magazines with small circulations and big ideas
Life

The New Republic is in crisis, but journals on culture and public affairs are thriving.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
The Jon Gruber controversy and what it means for Obamacare, explainedThe Jon Gruber controversy and what it means for Obamacare, explained
Politics

Republicans want to use new video clips of the health law advisor to remount a campaign against the law.

By Sarah Kliff
archives
Watch President Obama kick Stephen Colbert out of his chair and take over his showWatch President Obama kick Stephen Colbert out of his chair and take over his show
archives

He turned “The Word” into “The Decree.”

By Amanda Taub
archives
The US used to torture people. We’re about to learn just how bad it got.The US used to torture people. We’re about to learn just how bad it got.
archives

Plus, updates on Congress’s spending bill drama and the botched special forces raid in Yemen.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
FOIA reform passed the House unanimously. But one man is blocking it in the Senate.FOIA reform passed the House unanimously. But one man is blocking it in the Senate.
Politics

The Freedom of Information Act makes federal agencies more accountable, but agencies argue that it will make it harder to do their job.

By Timothy B. Lee
Culture
5 reasons the post-apocalyptic Station Eleven was my favorite novel of 20145 reasons the post-apocalyptic Station Eleven was my favorite novel of 2014
Culture

Emily St. John Mandel’s luminous book has beautiful writing and a compelling story.

By Emily St. James
Politics
Feds: Racial profiling is bad...except at airports and the borderFeds: Racial profiling is bad...except at airports and the border
Politics

The federal government’s just issued a new policy on profiling. Here’s what you need to know.

By Dara Lind
Police Violence
Tamir Rice’s mom says police threatened to detain her after an officer shot her sonTamir Rice’s mom says police threatened to detain her after an officer shot her son
Police Violence

The grieving mother said she is “looking for a conviction” for her son’s shooting.

By German Lopez
Criminal Justice
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen hired food trucks to feed Eric Garner protestorsJohn Legend and Chrissy Teigen hired food trucks to feed Eric Garner protestors
Criminal Justice

The celebrity couple is being credited with providing a meal to demonstrators in New York City.

By Jenée Desmond-Harris
Technology
Uber’s catastrophic failure in IndiaUber’s catastrophic failure in India
Technology

An accusation that an Uber raped his passenger threatens the company’s future in India

By Amanda Taub
Video
The Discovery Channel got “Eaten Alive” by this fact-checking snake scientistThe Discovery Channel got “Eaten Alive” by this fact-checking snake scientist
Play
Video

It turns out actual herpetologists also watch TV

By Joe Posner
Culture
Report that Grumpy Cat made $99.5 million in two years is “completely inaccurate”Report that Grumpy Cat made $99.5 million in two years is “completely inaccurate”
Culture

Money really can’t buy happiness.

By Kelsey McKinney
archives
0.00008 percent of Russia’s population owns 19 percent of its wealth0.00008 percent of Russia’s population owns 19 percent of its wealth
archives

Wealth inequality in Russia is higher than just about anywhere else in the world.

By Dylan Matthews