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Archives for September 2014

China
As Hong Kong protests, China’s biggest newspaper is covering pigeon “anal security checks”As Hong Kong protests, China’s biggest newspaper is covering pigeon “anal security checks”
China

The People’s Daily sent out a very strange tweet.

By Max Fisher
Culture
Gilmore Girls hits Netflix tomorrow. Here’s the one episode you have to watchGilmore Girls hits Netflix tomorrow. Here’s the one episode you have to watch
Culture

You’ll want to move to Stars Hollow after watching this Thanksgiving-centric classic.

By Emily St. James
Sports
Being a devout Muslim in the NFL shouldn’t come with a 15-yard penaltyBeing a devout Muslim in the NFL shouldn’t come with a 15-yard penalty
Sports

Christian NFL players pray on the field all the time. So why was a Muslim punished for thanking god after a touchdown?

By Amanda Taub
archives
Don’t do an online, for-profit program if you want to get a job afterDon’t do an online, for-profit program if you want to get a job after
archives

A new study shows graduates of online, for-profit degree programs did significantly worse than their public-school peers at getting noticed by employers.

By Danielle Kurtzleben
Health Care
Recessions drive down fertility rates for more than a decadeRecessions drive down fertility rates for more than a decade
Health Care

Women who were in their early 20s during the Great Recession are 9.8 percent more likely to be childless at age 40.

By Sarah Kliff
Prison Sentences
Which states reduced their prison rates last year, in one mapWhich states reduced their prison rates last year, in one map
Prison Sentences

Arkansas’ prison rate spiked 17 percent in 2013. How did your state do?

By Dara Lind
China
The risk of a Tiananmen-style massacre in Hong Kong is remote. But it’s not zero.The risk of a Tiananmen-style massacre in Hong Kong is remote. But it’s not zero.
China

That fear is already driving events in Hong Kong — but under what circumstances would it actually happen?

By Max Fisher
archives
Some software startups are losing a million dollars a month. Is this a new bubble?Some software startups are losing a million dollars a month. Is this a new bubble?
archives

Startups that have gone through four rounds of fundraising are burning through $1.6 million per month, sparking fears of an overheated market.

By Timothy B. Lee
archives
Watch: The White House intruder’s route, in one GIFWatch: The White House intruder’s route, in one GIF
archives

Watch: the White House intruder’s route, in one GIF

By Sarah Kliff
China
How umbrellas became the symbol of the Hong Kong protestsHow umbrellas became the symbol of the Hong Kong protests
China

How Hong Kong’s weather patterns produced a protest movement icon.

By Zack Beauchamp
Health Care
Pediatricians now recommend IUDs over the pill for teen birth control.Pediatricians now recommend IUDs over the pill for teen birth control.
Health Care

Intra-uterine devices — small, T-shaped devices that doctors implant in a woman’s uterus — are one of the most effective forms of birth control. And pediatricians want more teenagers using the long-acting contraceptive.

By Sarah Kliff
archives
Why it was so dangerous to put a concussed QB back in a football gameWhy it was so dangerous to put a concussed QB back in a football game
archives

The scary science of football and concussions.

By Matthew Yglesias
China
The anger behind the Hong Kong uprising, in one chartThe anger behind the Hong Kong uprising, in one chart
China

Trust in Hong Kong’s arrangement with Beijing about democracy is collapsing.

By Zack Beauchamp
Marriage Equality
Grindr issues warning to Egyptian LGBT usersGrindr issues warning to Egyptian LGBT users
Marriage Equality

“Police may be posing as LGBT on social media to entrap you.”

By Brandon Ambrosino
Culture
The Strain, episode 12: Everyone is doomedThe Strain, episode 12: Everyone is doomed
Culture

Nothing good happens to anyone this week. Fitting for the next-to-last episode of the season.

By Emily St. James and Kelsey McKinney