Ask women about their relationship, writes Jody Schoger, and "you're apt to hear variations on this theme, 'He never blinked,' or 'He really showed me how strong a man he… Read the rest of the article: First-person account of how cancer can affect a marriage

"Lil Poopy" is a 9 year old rapper from Massachussetts whose videos include sexually suggestive content, and lulzy references to the use of cocaine. He has performed with P. Diddy,… Read the rest of the article: After internet-fame, police investigating possible abuse of 9yo child rapper in sex/drug-filled videos

At the Smithsonian's Smart News blog, a fun post looking at historic debates in America's science media about whether it's okay to eat horse meat, with links to some Scientific… Read the rest of the article: Scientific American in the late 1800s: eating horse flesh is good for the economy

A look into the secret life of a comedian off-stage and an exclusive look at Patton Oswalt's show at the Irvine Improv.

Noah Smith (who is white) saw "Django," and loved it. "Not for the cartoonish violence (which was OK, nothing special) or for Tarantino's trademark witty banter (which was a bit… Read the rest of the article: Django Unchained: "A white revenge fantasy"

Mark Jarema of South Jersey was charged by Pennsylvania authorities with forcing his girlfriend to help him in an illegal deer hunt, and sometimes "using her head as a gun… Read the rest of the article: NJ man accused of illegally selling deer to restaurants, used girlfriend's head as gunrest during hunts

The British government paid out £20 million to compensate 3,000 slave-owning families for the loss of their "property" when slave ownership was abolished in Britain's colonies in 1833. At the… Read the rest of the article: Database documenting payouts to UK slave-owners to be launched for public use

Trevor Timm at Freedom of the Press Foundation: "In the wake of the government's secret legal rationale for the targeted killing of American citizens leaking to the press, President Obama… Read the rest of the article: Obama vows more transparency on drones. What we get: more secrecy.

Delicious, delicious, weird Nutella priesthood art.

A US soldier with a unit in Eastern Afghanistan was shot in combat, and bled profusely, nearing death. Helicopters picked him up, medics inspected his injuries, cut off his clothes… Read the rest of the article: US soldier shot in Afghanistan saved by his iPhone

An excellent piece by Taylor Owen, for the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia: "The principle lesson from the whole Tesla affair: Data is laden with intentionality, and cannot… Read the rest of the article: What we can all learn from the Tesla data-journalism drama

Esquire has published one of the clickbaitiest neuroscience articles in the history of all ZOMG-dom: "President Obama's proposed Brain Activity Map Project could lead to cures for Alzheimer's, autism, and… Read the rest of the article: ZOMG, Esquire! "Obama's Brain Activity Map Could Be Mind Control"

"You and six friends after a long night of drinking." One of many reasons why amateur photographers should not be allowed to Instagram their foodz. Tumblr: "Amateur Food Porn Has… Read the rest of the article: Amateur food porn must stop

Scientists are studying another element that attracts bees to flowers, in addition to color and scent: the distinct electric field a flower emits.

"My experiences with violence in schools still echo throughout my life but standing to face the problem has helped me in immeasurable ways."

Asahi Shimbun reports that several pudding containers in the baggage of a Chinese man returning from Hong Kong were seized by airport screeners. In response, the traveler assaulted the security… Read the rest of the article: Man in Japan assaults airport inspectors over pudding

Former CIA agent John Kiriakou, 48, is heading to prison for 30 months for whistleblowing on torture. "He seemed unbowed and almost content at the prospect of prison as he… Read the rest of the article: CIA whistleblower Kiriakou gets party before prison

Jess Hill has published the second part of a three-part series on what it's like to have a brain tumor diagnosed, then surgically removed. Read: Magical Realism: From Seizure to… Read the rest of the article: From Seizure to Surgery: first-person account of what it's like to have a brain tumor

By Joey Angerone, of his 9 month old baby Quentin.

Marianne, at XOJane: "Because you are not an asshole, I feel like I can say these things to you, in the hopes that you will think about them the next… Read the rest of the article: "How Not To Be A Dick To Your Fat Friends"