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: New York Times
Feb 14, 2014
Wendy Doniger's "The Hindus: An Alternate History," was met with outrage upon publication in India.
Source: New York Times
Feb 14, 2014
The genetic atlas of human mixing events was published on Thursday in the journal Science.
Source: New York Times
Feb 14, 2014
Under the draft bill, Spain is offering citizenship to any person —
whether Jewish or not — whose Sephardic origins can be certified.
Source: Associated Press
Feb 13, 2014
The contest to host his presidential library has set off some classic Chicago infighting between activists in depressed neighborhoods and wealthy universities.
Source: Time Magazine
Feb 13, 2014
Hearings into an appalling genocide have seen just five indictments and only one conviction in eight years at a cost of some $200 million.
Source: Wall Street Journal
Feb 13, 2014
The single "Lookin A** N*gga" has been taking hits from some critics because of its almost-continual use of the n-word.
Source: DNAinfo
Feb 13, 2014
Catherine Pelonero argues the case in "Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences."
Source: Associated Press
Feb 11, 2014
A Romanian agency has accused the former commander of a labor camp of
crimes against humanity for the deaths of 115 political prisoners.
Source: The Telegraph
Feb 11, 2014
The 1955 letter to Rayner Unwin will be auctioned on March 11.
Source: The Guardian
Feb 11, 2014
War-weariness among the public and wariness among politicians mean next
year could be the first since at least 1914 that British soldiers,
sailors and air crews are not engaged in fighting.
Source: New York Times
Feb 11, 2014
Keynes was a pioneer in personal finance, too.
Source: New York Times
Feb 11, 2014
The Shelby Cobra revolutionized the racing world upon making its 1964 debut.
Source: New York Times
Feb 11, 2014
Just in time for the new movie, the Center for Jewish History has released a Flickr collection dedicated to the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section.
Source: BBC News
Feb 11, 2014
The former child star-turned-diplomat passed away Tuesday at 85.
Source: LiveScience
Feb 11, 2014
Yes, ancient Egyptian students tripped the light fantastic on opium.
Source: LLM Info
Feb 10, 2014
Even George Washington had a major impact on the development of international law.
Source: CNN.com
Feb 10, 2014
Hillary Clinton told a close friend that Monica Lewinsky was a "narcissistic loony toon," according to documents released Sunday.
Source: BBC News
Feb 10, 2014
Research will be done to find out more about the life of a west African slave who became a successful entrepreneur in England.
Source: The Independent
Feb 10, 2014
The statue is at least 2,000 years old.
Source: Huffington Post
Feb 10, 2014
The unnamed, century-old graves present a problem for the university,
whose expansion plans could be halted over the cost of relocating the
bodies.
