A statistical analysis of the world’s biggest subway networks shows they’ve all evolved in surprisingly similar ways.
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Singles Cruise for the 1%: Where Money Buys Love, Sort of
All aboard! Please have your tickets and financial statements ready.
Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee Woes: Dining with Despots, Snubbed by Spain
It isn’t easy being Queen.
Man Sells Out of Trayvon Martin Gun Range Targets
The seller says he ‘wanted to make money’ off of Martin’s controversial shooting by George Zimmerman.
Billboard Likening Global Warming Believers to Unabomber is Pulled
Critics have been feeling rather cold toward the group who equated global warming with terrorists.
Does This Woman Have the Perfect Face?
Meet Florence Colgate, student and mathematical ideal
The 10 Most Lavish Weddings Ever
How does Kate and William’s fairytale wedding stack up against some of the most extravagant nuptials in recent history?
Drug Addiction, ‘Personhood’ and the War on Women
Why critics say a law meant to protect kids from meth addicts is being used to limit women’s rights.
Instagram Bans Thinspo Content
Instagram is the latest social media platform to ban thinspiration content. But are these policies effective?
Who Is the Richest Fictional Character?
Fiction’s 99% is reportedly pitching tents and rolling out the sleeping bags.
Catholic Priest, Theologian to Teach Swiss Sex Classes
A Jesuit priest and Catholic theologian are offering a unique sex-education course to couples in Switzerland–and so far, they have the church’s approval.
Is the Mexican Immigration Boom Over?
A new study by the Pew Hispanic Center shows the flood of Mexican immigrants into the U.S. has not only slowed, but apparently reversed.