Привлек внимание заголовок  в The New Republic (звериная серьезность, однако) :
Facebook Betrayed America. 
(Оказывается, помимо прочих непростительных грехов, Фейсбук даже потворствовал  геноциду в Мьянме!)

В основном, это краткое изложение длинной статьи в NYT  Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook's Leaders Fought Through Crisis, ссылка на которую ( Read more... )

For several years now, expressions of anti-Jewish sentiment have made up the preponderance of hate crime complaints in the city.

Contrary to what are surely the prevailing assumptions, anti-Semitic incidents have constituted half of all hate crimes in New York this year, according to the Police Department. To put that figure in context, there have ( Read more... )

Из статьи в New York Times:

Recently I took a friend with only a high school degree to lunch. Insensitively, I led her into a gourmet sandwich shop. Suddenly I saw her face freeze up as she was confronted with sandwiches named “Padrino” and “Pomodoro” and ingredients like soppressata, capicollo and a striata baguette. I quickly asked her if she ( Read more... )

В New York Times статья о том, как в Чикаго соседи Обамы продают свой дом.

А вот тут http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/obamas-next-door-neighbor-is-selling-now-about-that-other-neighbor/ 
комментарий:

Only one thing is missing: any unpleasantness about the controversial parcel on the other side of the Obama house. It appears prominently in the picture and ( Read more... )