‘Jihadi John’s’ e-mails revealed
“The release includes mentions of his (Independent Police Complaints Commission) complaint, his efforts to discover why he was unable to travel back to Kuwait to start a new life amongst…
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‘Jihadi John’s’ e-mails revealed
“The release includes mentions of his (Independent Police Complaints Commission) complaint, his efforts to discover why he was unable to travel back to Kuwait to start a new life amongst…
Orrin Keepnews, Jazz Producer and Record Executive, Is Dead at 91
Orrin Keepnews, who as a record company executive and producer helped create some of the most celebrated recordings in jazz over a half-century, died on Sunday at his home in…
Orrin Keepnews, Jazz Producer and Record Executive, Is Dead at 91
Orrin Keepnews, who as a record company executive and producer helped create some of the most celebrated recordings in jazz over a half-century, died on Sunday at his home in…
Hints at Warren Buffett’s Succession
Warren E. Buffett released his annual letter to shareholders on Saturday, expounding on business, reflecting on his 50 years assembling one of the world’s largest companies and adding to the…
American writer hacked to death in Bangladesh spoke out against extremists
Extremists resented him for openly and regularly criticizing religion in his blog. They threatened to kill him if he came home from the United States to visit. On Thursday, someone…
Time to face facts over extremism
Our minds still try to resist the idea that someone is willing to kill another human being because of the words that he or she writes. Yet that is exactly…
South Carolina College With Two Out Gay Athletes Bans Homosexuality In The Name Of God
Last year we featured the stories of Drew Davis and Juan Varona, two gay Erskine College volleyball players who had found acceptance from their teammates in the small school in…
New York Doctor Who Survived Ebola Says Media, Politicians Fueled The Public’s Fear
A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus and rode the subway system and dined out before he developed symptoms said the media and politicians could have done a better…
Doctor Who Survived Ebola Says He Was Unfairly Cast as a Hazard and a Hero
Dr. Craig Spencer, New York’s first and to date only Ebola patient, said in an essay published on Wednesday that he was falsely accused of putting the public at risk…
Republicans to DC: Don’t legalize pot
“We strongly suggest you reconsider your position,” the two wrote to Bowserwhile, in a thinly-veiled suggestion that there would be consequences for ignoring them, pointing to House rules that give…
Republicans to DC: Don’t legalize pot
“We strongly suggest you reconsider your position,” the two wrote to Bowserwhile, in a thinly-veiled suggestion that there would be consequences for ignoring them, pointing to House rules that give…
Netanyahu says no to Dem meeting: ‘Misperception of partisanship’
“This unprecedented move threatens to undermine the important bipartisan approach toward Israelwhich as a long standing supporters of Israel troubles us deeply,” the senators wrote. They invited the prime minister…
‘Parks And Rec’ Finale Pays Tribute To Producer Harris Wittels
After flashing forward to reveal each character’s future, the series finale of “Parks and Recreation” paid tribute to another important part of the team. The episode ended with a message…
Health chief: No plan if Obamacare overruled
READ: Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case “[We] know of no administrative actions that could, and therefore we have no plans that would, undo the massive damage to our…
Whatever happened to personal space?
Or, in the case of the Internet, you make fun. There’s John Travolta kissing not actress Scarlett Johansson — as in the original incident from Sunday’s Academy Awards — but…
12 at Wesleyan University hospitalized after taking Molly
The president of the of the university, located in Middletown, Connecticut, said that eight students remained hospitalized. Four were expected to be released from the hospital Monday, he wrote in…
Legendary Jazz Musician Clark Terry Dead At 94
Legendary jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, who mentored Miles Davis and Quincy Jones and played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on “The Tonight Show,” has…
Legendary Jazz Musician Clark Terry Dead At 94
Legendary jazz trumpeter Clark Terry, who mentored Miles Davis and Quincy Jones and played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on “The Tonight Show,” has…
Nobel Winner Is Quitting as Head of Revived University in India
NEW DELHI — Amartya Sen, the Nobel-winning economist and Harvard professor, confirmed on Friday that he would step down as chancellor of Nalanda University this summer, ending his role as…
What Bill O’Reilly has said about his time during the Falklands War
2001: O’Reilly wrote in his book, “The No Spin Zone: Confrontations With the Powerful and Famous in America,” that his time covering war made him ready for anything. “You know…
In poignant essay, Oliver Sacks says he has incurable cancer
In a New York Times essay that received instant acclaim for its poignancy, beauty and determination, the renowned scientist and doctor revealed that he has incurable cancer. “Over the last…
Peter Oborne quits Daily Telegraph over HSBC tax scandal reporting
He lamented the sharp fall in circulation and the arrival of a “click culture” at the newspaper, which meant stories were no longer judged by their importance, accuracy or appeal…
After ISIS slaughters Christians, an Egyptian village mourns its sons
With marriage on his mind and empty pockets, the 24-year-old left his Egyptian village for Libya. Aziz was one of many Egyptians who go to Libya looking for work, but…
Musician Jennifer Knapp’s TEDx Talk About Being A Lesbian Christian
Grammy-nominated singer Jennifer Knapp spent years performing in front of crowds of people. She thought she’d outgrown her stage fright — but it all came rushing back the very first…
Journalists Remember New York Times Columnist David Carr As ‘Brilliant,’ ‘Champion,’ ‘Guardian Angel’
On Friday, journalists, colleagues and friends continued to pay tribute to David Carr, the beloved New York Times media columnist who died Thursday night at the age of 58 after…
David Carr, Influential New York Times Media Columnist, Dead At 58
New York Times columnist David Carr, one of the most incisive and influential writers on the media business, died Thursday night after collapsing in the paper’s midtown Manhattan newsroom. He…
Knickerbocker Hotel to reopen more than a century after its debut
At its opening in 1906, the hotel was marketed as having “prices within the reach of all.” “While the Knickerbocker has not exactly furnished itself with a motto, the manager…
The Veiled Feminism Of Moroccan-Born Photographer Lalla Essaydi
In his landmark book, Orientalism, the late scholar Edward Said wrote of “exteriority,” a disconnect between the traveler’s fantasies and reality. Reading the travelogues of French writers, Said once explained…
Kayla Mueller: ‘I Have Surrendered Myself To Our Creator’
Kayla Mueller, an American aid worker who was kidnapped by the Islamic State in 2013, was recently confirmed to have died while being held hostage by the militant group. A…