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Music
Sad Music Is Depressing; It's Also Healthy and Good for Your Mind
Researchers in Berlin have found listening to downbeat music brings out positive emotions.
Dan Wilkinson
11.19.14
The What Da Fug You Lookin’ At Issue
Romanians Are Slaughtering Packs of Stray Dogs
In early September, stray dogs attacked and killed a four-year-old child near a park in Bucharest, Romania. That incident highlighted one of the biggest problems facing the capital city today, where about 64,000 ownerless canines roam the streets.
Mihai Popescu
12.3.13
The What Da Fug You Lookin’ At Issue
The Child-Rape Assembly Line
Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg—who is 63 with a long, graying beard—recently sat down with me to explain what he described as a "child-rape assembly line" among sects of fundamentalist Jews.
Christopher Ketcham
11.12.13