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Gambia upholds its ban on female genital cutting. Reversing it would have been a global first
CTV News· 5 days agoLawmakers in the West African nation of Gambia on Monday rejected a bill that would have overturned...
See the Work of Street Photographers Vivian Maier and Bruce Gilden
Artnet News· 4 days agoFor well over a century, street photography has been a powerful artistic medium that has captured...
Inside Canada's booze battle over canned cocktails
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 hours agoFor years, the whole system maintained distinctive traces of temperance-era policy. Customers...with wine tasting and free drink samples and a glossy...
The N.R.A. Is Facing a Court Fight for Control of Its Future
New York Times· 7 days agoWayne LaPierre was ousted on the eve of the first phase of the trial. Five months after
Postage is going up again. You should care, even if you don’t send mail | CNN Business
CNN.com· 7 days agoOn Sunday, the cost of a stamp is going up for the second time this year, jumping 5 cents for first...
How Do Spider-Man's Web-Shooters Work?
Collider· 2 hours agoIf you grew up loving Spider-Man, you probably dreamed of what it would be like to swing from one of his trademark webs. One of
Think institutional food is bad today? Look at Tarrant Co. jail menus from the early 1900s
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 7 days agoWarren proved to be a very different kind of cook than the jail had ever had before, and the first...
Green agendas clash in Nevada as company grows rare plant to help it survive effects of a mine
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Finance Canada· 1 day agoGARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — A botanist gently strokes the pollen of endangered wildflowers with a...
The Avant-Garde Psychiatrist Who Built an Artistic Refuge
New York Times· 18 hours agoA show at the American Folk Art Museum spotlights a Catalan doctor’s revolutionary contributions to...
Review: Keep the Champagne on ice: Widow Clicquot is a flat historical drama fit to be corked
The Globe and Mail· 4 days agothe real-life story of Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, who at just 27 years old became the “Grande Dame of...