Well, the less said about today, the better.

Just imagine that the house is clean, everybody has a perfect costume, the weather is beautiful, and I didn't have to wait on line half an hour buying glow sticks.

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Burkina Faso president refuses to step down

My Grandma the Poisoner

In the land of make-believe, racial diversity is a fantasy

To beat malaria and dengue, vaccinate the mosquitoes

Sweden recognises state of Palestine

Palestinians barred from Israeli West Bank buses

Michael Izady’s Amazingly Detailed Map of Ethnicity in Syria (and the Syrian Armenians)

UN condemns Israeli settlement expansion

Assad's warnings start to ring true in Turkey

Islamic State fighters kill 220 Iraqis from tribe that opposed them

The murderers next door

Our Language Prejudices Don’t Make No Sense

Politicians Really Aren’t Better Decision Makers

How An Antibiotic Gene Jumped All Over The Tree of Life

Surprise! Controversial Patriot Act power now overwhelmingly used in drug investigations

A Virus Found In Lakes May Be Literally Changing The Way People Think

Kids from poorer neighborhoods keep coming to trick-or-treat in mine. Do I have to give them candy?