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Esther Aarts How to Sway a Baboon Despot
What other species can teach us about democracy
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Tim Tomkinson Julie Washington’s Quest to Get Schools to Respect African-American English
The speech pathologist believes that helping kids switch seamlessly between dialects is a key to their success.
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Esther Aarts Your Dog Feels No Shame
The myth of canine guilt
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Alvaro Dominguez Bulletproofing America
Could technology help prevent mass shootings?
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John Cuneo The Man Who Invented Dothraki
How one linguist creates obsessively detailed—and fully functional—languages for Game of Thrones and other shows
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Alvaro Dominguez The Future of Pets
Micropigs? Dinosaur chickens? Tweeting dogs?
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Associated Press How to Make Money in Music
As CD sales plummet, pop stars are finding new ways to get paid for their tunes.
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John Cuneo Hunted by the Mob
The Italian investigative journalist Roberto Saviano, in exile in New York City
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Najjua Zulkefli / The Malaysian Insider Fatwas Galore
In Malaysia, councils outlaw everything from dog-petting to yoga.
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Hachette Pratique Coloring Books for Existential Angst
Hundreds of thousands of stressed-out people across France have recently taken to an unlikely means of relaxation.
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Elle/Cute in Korea Guys in Toyland
The toy-crazed "kidults" of South Korea
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La Mafia Mafia Restaurants
A new chain of themed restaurants catches on in Spain.
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Joshua Lott/ Getty The Gaelic Stars of YouTube
Irish-language covers of popular English songs
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Google Glass
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Peter Oumanski Little Emperors
In Sweden, a backlash against the rule of children
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James Walton Survival Tweets
#Lebanon #LatestBombing
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Leung: ImageChina/AP The IKEA Toy That Became an Icon of Rage
A spate of stuffed-wolf attacks strikes Hong Kong
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Big in Italy: Miracles
A new tabloid covers saintly celebs.
