interesting things
Facebook is no longer relying solely on what its users reveal. Instead, it is tapping outside data sources to learn more about them and to sell more finely targeted ads.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/you-may-not-have-posted-it-but-facebook-knows/
A breakdown of new charges, punishments and rules for handling sexual assault cases.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/what-indias-anti-rape-bill-actually-says/
Our intrepid blogger is back with her Swedish club team after playing for the U.S. in friendly matches at home and competing in the Algarve Cup in Portugal.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/around-the-world-in-60-days/
Republican leaders are expected to announce plans Monday to overhaul the way the party chooses a presidential candidate, including a shorter primary season and fewer debates.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/us/politics/republicans-plan-overhaul-for-2016-primary-season.html
The election of an Argentine cardinal as Pope Francis has rekindled a controversy about the role of the Roman Catholic Church during the blackest period of his country’s modern history.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/argentine-church-under-the-shadow-of-the-dirty-war/
Administration officials, and even some Pentagon officers, see a possible opening to argue for reductions in programs long in President Obama’s sights.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/us/politics/mandatory-cuts-could-open-path-to-deeper-defense-trims.html
This short documentary looks at Dennis Hope, a Nevada man who has made a living “selling†plots of land on the moon.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/opinion/the-man-who-sells-the-moon.html
Looking for risks in all the wrong places.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/opinion/krugman-dwindling-deficit-disorder.html
Beneath the orderly display, the cardinals at the papal conclave are split into competing lineups and power blocs that will determine who among them emerges as pope.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/world/europe/among-cardinals-deep-divisions-over-next-pope.html
Two days before the papal conclave begins, the cardinals adhered to what might be called the art of running for pope, which means never, ever appearing to be running.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/world/europe/ahead-of-conclave-papal-candidates-visit-rome-churches.html