Stephanie Curtis“The current Ebola virus’s hyper-evolution is unprecedented; there has been more human-to-human transmission in the past four months than most likely occurred in the last 500 to 1,000 years. ” Read more →
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“In effect, to increase the number of cabin seats, the space allotted to each passenger must be reduced. However, this reduced comfort remains tolerable for the passengers in as much as the flight lasts only one or a few hours.” Read more →
“I think we’ve reached peak Millennial trend piece output. I hope. I pray.” Read more →
Zoë PetersonI reached out to several people, looking for an array of opinions on what it means to be a man in America today. Read more →
In anticipation for the Friday Roundtable, we asked a few prominent voices in the Twin Cities music scene what they’ve been listening to. Read more →
“I am the master of all risotto recipes.” – @bigpieps Read more →
Meggan Ellingboe
The Asian Pacific American Caucus unveiled its recommendations last month regarding deportation and other immigration policy concerns. Read more →
“She’s fabulously empathetic and intuitive, somehow able to see what all the other doctors miss (though her cases should be familiar to anyone who reads Oliver Sacks’s essays). That’s because, the show keeps reminding us, mental illness goes along with greatness.” Read more →
Emily KaiserTom Weber asked for your winter haikus this morning to mark this snowy April morning. Read more →
“That kind of economic inequality would put even America’s striking income imbalance to shame. And it’s hard to imagine even the most ardent members of the Ayn Rand fan club touting it as a model for distributing wealth fairly. ” Read more →