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Misfit Zeitgeist. Some really neat observations on what the world has become for creative people.

The Caging of America. Six million people in prison is more than Stalin had in the Gulag. (via Metafilter)

Mr. Toilet Talks Some Shit. In a serious way.

"No is an extraordinarily complicated word when you're drunk." Alcohol and Sex. An excerpt from the book Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp. (via Metafilter)

She called 911 for help, but the cop who responded raped her. And the scared teenage mother was the one who was hauled off to jail that night.

The 25 Most Colorful Sea Slugs on Earth. They look like plush toy art pieces set in an underwater photo shoot.

With everything that's happened since the idea came up, they are still talking about making a fifth Terminator movie. All we know for sure is that it will be an R-rated film.

The family consists of him, her, his kids, her kids, and her brain-damaged ex-husband. With enough trust and compassion, the family makes it work.

Washington Didn’t Sleep Here: A White House FAQ. As Gerald Ford once said, “the best public housing I’ve ever seen.”

Who parks a car better, men or women? A new study suggests what you've known all along.

Obama’s Lean, Mean SEAL Machine. The Navy commandos pulled off another high-profile raid last week, illustrating the president's vision for the military.

You'll soon be able to invest in Facebook as the company prepares for its IPO (initial public offering). Its value may soar as high as $100 billion, but is that real, or just a number?

A college student found cocaine in a textbook she ordered from Amazon. And she didn't even have to pay extra for it!

Photographer Senén Llanos and dancer and yoga enthusiast Marién Enid began a tradition in 2005 of taking a photo of Marién against the backdrop of the last sunrise of the year. It is a chronicle of a friendship that survives time and distance.