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The famous Great Red Spot which can be seen on planet Jupiter is not what astronomers previously thought it was. Turns out, the red spot is a warm patch in a cold storm!
With the US military unhappy with the quality of CIA intelligence in Afghanistan it has been outsourcing its intelligence services to contractors. The Washington Post investigates.
Abducted. Raped. Married. Can Ethiopa’s wives ever break free from the marriages they were forced into as children? The Independent’s Johan Hari goes to meet them.
The law ignominiously known as the “miscarriage bill” was signed by a Utah governor last week in a move which renders women little more than incubators, writes Melissa McEwan.
Three of California’s wealthiest coastal cities howled loudly last year when they were sued by a civil rights group over their treatment of the homeless. But progress has since been made.
They say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. When they say that, they usually mean that they’re going to get drunk, not write a novel. But while a […]
Irish author and actor Malachy McCourt's memories of St. Patrick's Day are gloomy, rainy and awful. That's how it was in Limerick, Ireland, where he was raised. In the U.S., […]
If you look at the evolution of the automobile, you'll notice that there have never been any radical changes. Will we see any in the near future? Director of Advanced […]
The Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism released its "State of the News Media 2010" report Monday, and amid the unsurprising facts and figures about the financial and personnel losses […]
A Blueprint for Reform, The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the next big idea for the nation’s school systems that the Obama Administration wants Congress to implement, […]
It’s around high school that girls start to fall behind in math. Up to that point, they do just as well and are just as interested, generally, but at about […]
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Malachy McCourt describes the worst career advice he’s ever received.
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After 55 years in New York City, Malachy McCourt reflects upon its evolution.
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The Irish author wonders what we can do about war.
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When Malachy McCourt ran for governor, he promised to change the name of the state.
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"He was the only smaller person that I looked up to," says his younger brother Malachy.
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"My purpose in life always has been to avoid work," confides Malachy McCourt. "And I hear people saying, ‘I work hard and I pay my taxes.' Well, you’re an asshole."
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The Irish, because they had nothing else to do, used language and glorious terms.
Each of us is unique and special. So too are the bacterial communities infesting our grimy palms. As we move through the world, we deposit a potentially incriminating microbial film […]
It’s not all economics, with respect to (the aforementioned) Laureates Sen and Stiglitz. It can be as simple as finding daily rituals. Make the bed. Plant a garden. It’s a […]