A documentary surveying the aftermath of the catastrophic 2008 temblor in China’s Sichuan province offers insight into the fates of Chile and Haiti.
Early on in the Chinese documentary 1428, a teenage boy is shown wandering through the debris-strewn hallway of an abandoned school. “Are you a student at this school?” the cameraman... 
From the people who brought you "The Story of Stuff" comes "The Story of Bottled Water." Have a look at the preview after the jump.
Looks great. Let's hope it gets seen by enough people to actually reduce our country's insatiable thirst for bottled water—and put a dent in the mounds of plastic waste we produce each... 
There are so many different definitions of plagiarism—and so much written about it—that it can be hard to separate original writing from things you've read before. For example....
Plagiarism, as defined in the 1995 Random House Compact Unabridged Dictionary, is the "use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of... 
Did you enjoy Obama's unscripted question-and-answer session with House Republicans? Or his bipartisan health care summit? Did you like seeing politicians face off live? Then check out this campaign to demand "regular, frequent, and public Question Time sessions between the President and the opposition party." You can sign the petition here. 
By now you know that an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the nation of Chile this weekend, sending a tsunami warning throughout the Pacific Ocean and displacing millions of people. At 8.8, the quake is the fifth largest of the past century, and its aftershocks continue to wreak havoc on the area (I recommend checking The Times's LEDE Blog for... 
Obama's seven-hour bipartisan Health Care Summit happened today. If you're among the 10 percent of Americans who are unemployed maybe you caught it. For those of you with jobs, here's a quick roundup of highlights and reactions.
It was a marathon session. The lawmakers on both sides used their time to make stump speeches aimed at the... 
Our friends at Boing Boing are embroiled in a legal fracas with MagicJack, a company that makes a little eponymous gadget that lets you make phone calls over the internet.
Here's the abridged story: In April of 2008, Boing Boing's Rob Beschizza wrote a post that raised some concerns about the agreement customers had to sign to use a... 
