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The Nine Best Sesame Street Guest Appearances
Katy Perry's segment got cut, but lots of other celebrities have made appearances on Sesame Street over the years. We found nine of the best.
Culture
I’m Gonna Need You to Fight Me On This: How Violent Sex Helped Ease My PTSD
As a journalist who covers human rights, I spend a lot of time absorbing trauma. This is one thing that helped me deal.
Culture
Why Do You Work? Your Answer Might Make the Work Issue
We're currently assembling our Work issue, which looks at the changing role of work in our lives; what our work says about us; and how we can...
Design
You Have No Idea How Big Africa Really Is (But This Map Does)
You can fit the United States, China, India, Japan, and much of Europe within Africa's borders. And Kai Krause's new map does just that.
Culture
The TSA's New Security Procedures Touch a Nerve
America is in the middle of a privacy debate. But are these new airport security procedures too invasive or is this just a tempest on the internet?
Culture
White Guy Shooting = Crazy; Brown Guy Shooting = Terrorist
Few people are willing to call Jared Loughner a terrorist, but the media coverage was quite different when a Muslim man attacked Fort Hood.
Lifestyle
Sister Bloggers: Why So Many Lifestyle Bloggers Happen to Be Mormon
Why your favorite crafty design blog is probably written by a Mormon
Culture
Fox News Won't Air Wall Street Protester Who Humiliates Fox News
It turns out that the right-wing cable channel doesn't take kindly to Wall Street occupiers who know what they're talking about.
Lifestyle
Food for Thinkers: The Rise of White People Food
Does a constant focus by food writers on restaurants serving local, organic food mean we're missing out on a lot of delicious meals?
Culture
Spread the Word: Help NPR and PBS Stay on the Air
A new conservative-driven campaign is trying to eliminate federal funding for NPR and PBS. Here's how you can keep public media alive in America.
Culture
I Must Not Write All Over the Walls: Banksy Directs The Simpsons
Graffiti artist Banksy storyboarded and directed the opening sequence of The Simpsons last night (aka the "couch gag"). See it here.
Culture
Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (We Bet Not)
A glimpse into what it took to get a good education at the end of the Civil War.
News
Chinese Professor Ad: "Now They Work for Us"
This new ad paints a scary picture of a future in which America has collapsed and serves as vassals to the Chinese.
Culture
Should Journalists Who Witness Killings Try and Stop Them?
A new killing in South Africa raises the question about when it's right to intervene to try and save a life.
News
An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Gets Poverty Wrong
Forbes writer Gene Marks today tells us what he'd do if he were destitute and black. Here's what a poor minority kid I knew did.
Culture
Thirteen-Year-Old Rebecca Black's Lyrics vs. Katy Perry's Lyrics
When you make fun of Rebecca Black, you make fun of a little kid.
Culture
For Shame: Wired Goes Glam and Photoshops a Lady Scientist Beyond Recognition
This is not my beautiful Limor Fried.
Culture
What Do We Think of Nike's New Tiger Ad?
Here (video below the jump) is Nike's first Tiger Woods ad since his unraveling, released two days ago in advance of his return to golf. The voice...
