This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: Yahoo News
Apr 3, 2015
The oldest is a copy of the letters of Saint Paul, some 1,100 years old.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Apr 2, 2015
History tells us that plenty of U.S. treaties and accords have been met with firestorms of criticism and controversy.
Source: AP
Apr 1, 2015
On March 9, a South African student protester tossed feces on a statue of British colonialist Cecil John Rhodes at the University of Cape Town, igniting nationwide calls to remove other statues of former white leaders.
Source: Bloomberg
Apr 1, 2015
Releasing it “would reveal information that would impair U.S. cryptologic systems or activities,” a National Security Agency spokeswoman says.
Source: AP
Apr 1, 2015
Politics in Jerusalem 33 A.D. was just as complex and dangerous as it is today and NBC's new series, "A.D. The Bible Continues" fuses the biblical epic with the current rage for taut political dramas - "House of Cards" in sandals.
Source: Huffington Post
Apr 1, 2015
The burials date mostly from the 13th through the 15th centuries, when a hospital stood opposite the graveyard.
Source: New Historian
Apr 1, 2015
‘The Meidum Geese’, as modern-day Egyptologists and art historians refer to it, depicts six geese in profile, with a level of finesse which sets it apart from any other ancient Egyptian artwork. The painting’s beauty and detail has led it to be called the ‘Mona Lisa’ of ancient Egyptian artwork.
Source: The Newsletter of the New York American Revolution Round Table
Apr 1, 2015
Abu Dhabi has announced they have paid the Armand Hammer Foundation a hefty undisclosed sum for a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington.
Source: Radio Free Europe
Mar 31, 2015
"There does, indeed, appear to be much greater scrutiny of foreign scholars and students concerning visa status of late," says a second Western scholar.
Source: NYT
Mar 31, 2015
In his likely candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, Gov. Walker of Wisconsin faces a different sort of constitutional challenge: overcoming his aversion to man’s best friend.
Source: NYT
Mar 30, 2015
Gustav Klimt’s painting “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” was returned to Maria Altmann and her family.
Source: NYT
Mar 30, 2015
The exhibition accused the Western news media of miscasting Czar Ivan IV as “the Terrible.”
Source: NYT
Mar 30, 2015
Researchers have found subtle indications of dementia in transcripts of the former president’s news conferences.
Source: Indy Star
Mar 30, 2015
Citing the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby case, Pence said Indiana needs its own version of the federal law to "ensure that religious liberty is fully protected under Indiana law."
Source: NYT
Mar 29, 2015
The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale has bought one of the largest private collections of 19th-century American photography from the Meserve-Kunhardt Foundation.
Source: The Washington Post
Mar 29, 2015
Collector Robin Stanford has gathered rare stereo photos of war and slavery for 40 years.
Source: NYT
Mar 28, 2015
Several place names in eastern Oregon include the word “squaw,” which Native Americans say is offensive. An effort to change the names has been long and difficult.
Source: NYT
Mar 27, 2015
The hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” featuring a mainly black and Latino cast playing America’s founding fathers, has drawn a steady stream of boldface names including Dick Cheney (who liked it).
Source: Huffington Post
Mar 27, 2015
Just how much has Earth changed since its Pangea days? You might be surprised.
Source: NYT
Mar 27, 2015
In the past the GOP was more willing to criticize Israel.
