Sunday, January 4, 2015

04-Jan-2015 08:16

Inside a Chinese Test-Prep Factory :: Thousands of students travel to Maotanchang to spend 16 hours a day, seven days a week, studying for the biggest test of their lives.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/magazine/inside-a-chinese-test-prep-factory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Munger's Daily Journal to Restate Financial Results - Bloomberg :: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-30/munger-s-daily-journal-to-restate-financial-results.html

Women in Texas Sue a Porn Site :: More than a dozen women filed a civil lawsuit in Texas state court against a porn website, Texxxan.com, alleging their intimate photos were posted illegally and included information that made them easy to identify.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323301104578258203530565638.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

TIME Person of the Year Reader’s Poll â€" Updating Results (1294964 views) :: http://time.com/3562201/time-person-of-the-year-poll-results/

Vote Now: Who Should Be TIME’s Person of the Year? (3166906 views) :: http://time.com/3562179/time-person-of-the-year-poll/

The New ‘Normal Barbie’ Comes With an Average Woman’s Proportions â€" and Cellulite-Sticker Accessories (1538902 views) :: http://time.com/3593968/the-new-normal-barbie-comes-with-an-average-womans-proportions-and-cellulite-sticker-extension-packs/

Kim Kardashian’s Butt Might Just Break the Internet Today (1156681 views) :: http://time.com/3580809/kim-kardashian-butt-paper-magazine/

Ryan Budget Plan Draws GOP Flak :: House Republican leaders are drawing opposition from party members to the idea of revamping Medicare for more Americans than previously suggested.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342741269490544.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

TSA to Allow Small Knives on Planes :: The Transportation Security Administration said it would soon allow fliers to carry certain smaller knives onto airplanes, one of the biggest moves to scale back airport-security measures since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342580651057500.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Venezuela Leader Chávez Dies at 58 :: Hugo Chávez, a former tank commander turned populist politician who used Venezuela's oil riches to pursue his vision of socialism and challenge the U.S., died Tuesday from complications related to cancer.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203458604577265460960140008.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Cardinals Raise Questions Over Report :: When cardinals enter the Sistine Chapel to elect a new pope, the chapel will become a fortress of the Holy See's most carefully guarded secrets. But there is one secret many of the cardinals themselves are trying to divine.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578342552773070858.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Five Stocks Handled the Heavy Lifting :: Five blue-chip stocks have accounted for about one-third of the rally in the Dow since the financial crisis.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342771985751896.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Beijing, U.S. Unveil New Korean Sanctions :: The U.S. and China introduced a new round of sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations that the U.S. said would significantly impede the development of Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, in response to its test last month of an atomic bomb.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324539404578342311961968652.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Venezuela Consults Cuban Playbook :: Hours before announcing Chávez's death, the government resorted to a ploy to try to unite his supporters: Talk of an alleged conspiracy by the U.S. to destabilize the country.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323494504578342440377083144.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

Keira Knightley Posed Topless to Protest Photoshopping (2054874 views) :: http://time.com/3559286/keira-knightley-topless-photoshop/

The Art World’s Patron Satan :: Stefan Simchowitz has supported dozens of emerging young artists. Why do so many people hate him?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/magazine/the-art-worlds-patron-satan.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Power of Negative Thinking :: Both ancient philosophy and modern psychology suggest that darker thoughts can make us happier, writes Oliver Burkeman.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324705104578147333270637790.html?mod=rss_most_viewed_day_europe

Use a ‘Fake’ Location to Get Cheaper Plane Tickets (1983514 views) :: http://time.com/3626031/fake-location-cheaper-plane-tickets/

Why I Took My 7-Year-Old to a Tattoo Parlor (1259963 views) :: http://time.com/1410/why-i-took-my-7-year-old-to-a-tattoo-parlor/

Best of the Web Today: Not a Dictator :: President Obama's declaration of ineffectuality.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324678604578342453770687898.html?mod=rss_Today's_Most_Popular

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