To Fast with the Elders of an Ancient Race – John Murphy’s Travels Among the Yezidi
John Murphy continues his mission in Kurdistan.
With Conviction: Yellow Face
Thoughts on the UW UTS production of Yellow Face.
Canada Unveils New Anti-Terrorism Bill That Moves for ‘Unprecedented Expansion of Powers’
Canada introduced on Friday new anti-terrorism legislation critics say gives spy agencies sweeping powers that threaten the public’s civil liberties.
Why Do We Fear Love?
Why do human beings fear love? That is, why do we fear loving ourselves and others, and why do we fear being fully loved ourselves? Robert Burrowes writes.
A Worldwide Mission to Assess the Planet’s State of Biodiversity and Ecosystems
The United Nations Environment Programme begins an important four year mission to Assess the Planet’s State of Biodiversity and Ecosystems.
Sunday Comics
Sunday comics for 1 Feb 2015.
What’s Really Happening with China’s Great Firewall
Three popular services that allow users in China to view otherwise-censored content have experienced outages over the past few days, a sign of increasing government efforts to limit what Chinese users can read on the Internet. Sisi Wei reports.
Weekly E-book: Context
We bring you Cory Doctorow’s Context as your free e-book of the week.
If Political Contributions Predict Super Bowl Odds, Seahawks Have the Edge
If writing checks to politicians and political causes is any indicator of how well a team will do in a Super Bowl, the Seahawks should start dusting off this year’s Vince Lombardi trophy —but it’s not going to be a blowout.
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