April 24, 2015

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When Americans have been killed, the Obama administration has found it necessary to…eventually acknowledge the deaths.

Kosovo—forever fond of the Clintons—has a clothing store dedicated exclusively to Hillary’s sartorial taste.

Number of death row prisoners has steadily declined since its 2000 peak—along with public support for the death penalty.

He fantasizes about her sexually. But he still fantasizes about men too. Rejecting “ex-gay” for “same-sex attracted.”

Chinese scientists have successfully genetically modified human embryos, renewing ethical debate.

Bees may get a high from plants sprayed with pesticides that contain nicotine-like chemicals.

Stewart Brand: The more we obsess over extinctions that aren’t happening, the less we do to help our planet.

Once it hits Chipotle, people think, Wow, we better do something about this climate-change thing. Uh oh avocados.

Anthony Doerr: “Let’s not argue that we shouldn’t tamper with the Earth. We’ve already tampered with it.”

In China, mourners are hiring strippers for funerals to boost attendance; the government wants them to stop.

Lots of love gets made to nothing at the Air Sex World Championships.

How Bill Laswell and Michael Beinhorn blew up hip-hop with Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit.”

It’s intense, time-consuming nerd work. See also: Our 2005 interview with Bill Laswell.

Rube Goldberg machines are as fascinating as ever in an age of supposed digital simplicity and convenience.

The Apple Watch arrives in boutiques—but not Apple stores—so you’d be forgiven for not even noticing.

Related: The Apple Watch makes me sad because I only have enough wrist space for my beloved Seiko.