CURIOS

Einstein on the beach.

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:39:47 -0400

Einstein on the beach.

Inside the Quidditch World Cup

Sat, 05 May 2012 15:35:51 -0400

Inside the Quidditch World Cup:

Our Men in Iran?

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:45:26 -0400

Our Men in Iran?:

Seymour Hersh investigates the M.E.K.

Iran eyes spiritual leadership of Iraq's Shiites

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:20:35 -0400

Iran eyes spiritual leadership of Iraq's Shiites:

Detailed reporting on Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the highest-ranking Shiite cleric, and the dynamics of succession.

Baghdad's Potemkin Village

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:50:06 -0400

Baghdad's Potemkin Village:

My dispatch from the Arab League summit, about drag races on the empty streets of Baghdad and the Iraqi government’s $500 million effort to temporarily transform the capital into a city that could host a meeting of foreign dignitaries.

Kansas Jayhawks' Secret Weapon: Andrea Hudy

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:18:43 -0400

Kansas Jayhawks' Secret Weapon: Andrea Hudy:

Profile of Andrea Hudy, perhaps the only female strength and conditioning coach for a D1 men’s basketball program.

Bruce Springsteen rehearses his “Dancing in the...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:53:34 -0400

Bruce Springsteen rehearses his “Dancing in the Dark” dance at home with Clarence.

On the Origin of Everything

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:31:48 -0400

On the Origin of Everything:

Review of the new book ‘A Universe From Nothing,’ by Lawrence M. Krauss

Paintballing with Hezbollah

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:55:13 -0400

Paintballing with Hezbollah:

We figured they’d cheat; they were Hezbollah, after all. But none of us—a team of four Western journalists—thought we’d be dodging military-grade flash bangs when we initiated this “friendly” paintball match.

Top ten media failures in the Iran war debate

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:02:20 -0400

Top ten media failures in the Iran war debate:

Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:43:21 -0400

Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen?:

Jeremy Scahill reports on the continuing imprisonment of Abdulelah Haider Shaye, whose reporting from Yemen has both exposed inconvenient truths about U.S. counterterrorism operations and put him in close contact with Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.

Hamdia’s Research: Celebrating International Women's Day in Baghdad

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:20:04 -0500

Hamdia’s Research: Celebrating International Women's Day in Baghdad:

One year ago today — International Women’s Day — I interviewed the woman in charge of running Iraq’s 2010 elections. I had come to talk politics, but the most interesting part of the interview came at the end, when she told me about the Muslim roots of her feminism.

Running Around Asking

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:29:05 -0500

Running Around Asking:

Jody’s latest 8tracks mix.

The City of Samba (by Jarbas Agnelli)

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:39:37 -0500

The City of Samba (by Jarbas Agnelli)

Danny Macaskill - Industrial Revolutions (by cutmedia1)

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:17:13 -0500

Danny Macaskill - Industrial Revolutions (by cutmedia1)

The Politics of FIFA and the Hijab

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:51:48 -0500

The Politics of FIFA and the Hijab:

Should women be allowed to wear hijabs in international soccer matches?

Iraq's Federalism Quandary

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:22:25 -0500

Iraq's Federalism Quandary:

Sean Kane, Joost Hiltermann, and Raad Alkadiri ask whether it is possible to imagine a more productive re-framing of the Iraqi federalism debate that is not limited to the all or nothing options of ethnosectarian-based soft partition or heavy centralization in Baghdad.

Daniel Rossen - Saint Nothing

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:53:23 -0500

Daniel Rossen - Saint Nothing

U.S. does not believe Iran is trying to build nuclear bomb

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:16:58 -0500

U.S. does not believe Iran is trying to build nuclear bomb:

As U.S. and Israeli officials talk publicly about the prospect of a military strike againstIran’s nuclear program, one fact is often overlooked: U.S. intelligence agencies don’t believe Iran is actively trying to build an atomic bomb.

Gandalf teacher's stamp

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:11:04 -0500

Gandalf teacher's stamp: