“ Running from Gas ,” a Pakistani lawyer runs from tear gas, Pakistan. © Emilio Morenatti.

A Show of Riveting, Diverse Photojournalism: Amazing photographs from one of the oldest photojournalism competitions in the world.

In Search of Lost Memories: Could traumatic memories be erased simply by remembering?

The Twitterless Tigers of Tamil : Twitter did not come to the aid of the estimated 20,000 killed and hundreds of thousands of displaced in Sri Lanka earlier this year.

Keeping Happy Even When Work Stinks: Somber as the mood might be, this isn’t the time to abandon the pursuit of happiness in the workplace

Your Brain Is Chaos: Have a Look!: The only thing more unsettling than reading about “neural avalanches” in your brain is watching them. Ah, brain science. Enjoy!

The Art of the Whimsical Paid Death Notice: The incredible obituary for “teetotaling mother and an indifferent housekeeper” Nancy Hixson.

More Amazing Music Websites for Hungry Ears

Urban Gardens for All Kinds of City Lots: Finally! Garden guidance for those of us who don’t have big, sunny, plant-friendly backyards.

Staying Classy, Staying Cheap: The intrepid folks behind Fancy Fast Food give step-by-step instructions on turning White Castle, Taco Bell, and Dominoes into attractive, if not tasty, dinner party fare.

Fourth of July reading:

Oooh, Ahhh, Argghh: Hatin’ on Fireworks

Unsupervised Children Twirl Firecrackers on a String!

Other good stuff:

Unearthed: Spalding Gray Interviews the Dalai Lama This 1991 conversation is colored by the kind of blunt truths Gray was famous for. It's a great exploration of the fundamental tenets of Tibeten Buddhism, and it's also hilarious.

Digging the Continuous Light Christian Hits : Christian radio is becoming less, well, Christian.

Google What Do the Modern Corporation and the Christian Megachurch Have in Common?: Lots, it turns out.

Exhuming Ayn Rand: What’s up with all the Ayn Rand love we’re seeing lately?

Strange Rugs Depict Decades of War in Afghanistan: Afghanistan's epic battle against Soviet occupation spawned an unusual genre of war story

Live, Nude Farming : Gross.

The Illuminati of the Film Downloading World: Invite-only film downloading clubs hide in the darkest, most exclusive corners of the internet.

Thirteen-Year-Old Brings Back the Walkman: Thirteen-year-old Scott Campbell recently gave up his iPod for a week, opting instead to use his dad’s clunky old Sony Walkman.

Young People Write About Mental Illness: These young writers are incredibly straightforward and honest about their experiences with childhood abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dissociative identity disorder, and schizophrenia.

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