12-Feb-2015 19:48

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/

‘Deutschland 83’ and ‘Shkufim’ Are Among Exciting International Series :: For the first time, the Berlin film festival showcased a range of television shows that are now being aired in international markets.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/arts/television/deutschland-83-and-shkufim-are-among-exciting-international-series.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

They’ll Just Hate to See Jon Stewart Go (So They Say) :: Politicians and others at the end of a Jon Stewart punch line insist that his parting from “The Daily Show” will be such sweet sorrow.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/arts/television/theyll-just-hate-to-see-jon-stewart-go-so-they-say.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Ousted Secret Service No. 2 to Mystery Homeland Security Job :: Ousted Secret Service No. 2 to mystery Homeland Security post days before slated Hill visit
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/ousted-secret-service-mystery-homeland-security-job-28899306

ArtsBeat: Jon Stewart’s Notable Moments on ‘The Daily Show’ :: Highlights from Jon Stewart’s tenure at “The Daily Show.”
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/jon-stewarts-notable-moments-on-the-daily-show/?partner=rss&emc=rss

See Tiny Penguins in Tiny Sweaters :: 109-year-old Alfie Date spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny injured penguins.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/International/tiny-penguins-tiny-sweaters/story?id=28886035

Phys Ed: Better Fitness Through Your Phone :: While some fitness monitors are accurate when measuring step counts, others are way off. And few are more accurate than the convenient and inexpensive apps you can find on your cellphone, a new study found.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/better-fitness-through-your-phone/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Well: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Gets a New Name :: A federal health panel has proposed that the illness now be called systemic exertion intolerance disease, in part to reduce stigma.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-gets-a-new-name/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Kanye West Breaks Silence on Beck Grammys Diss :: Kanye West, 37, is not backing down about what he said at the Grammys Sunday night, calling his comments "a little jolt of truth."
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/kanye-west-breaks-silence-beck-grammys-diss/story?id=28890188

Dollars to Dream: The Case for Buying a Powerball Ticket :: It’s fun to imagine a future of vast wealth, and an unusually large Powerball jackpot means you’re throwing away fewer dollars in economic terms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/upshot/the-case-for-buying-a-powerball-ticket.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

36 Hours: What to Do in Koreatown, Los Angeles :: Just blocks from Hollywood is a newly hip community that offers a vibrant mix of Korean and Latino cultures.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/travel/what-to-do-in-koreatown-los-angeles.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

DealBook: Private Equity Firms in a Frenzied Race to Hire Young Investment Bankers :: Junior bankers â€" some who graduated from college only last year â€" are being courted for lucrative positions at companies such as Bain Capital and the Carlyle Group.
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/private-equity-firms-in-a-frenzied-race-to-hire-young-investment-bankers/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Review: In ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Movie, Sex Is a Knotty Business :: The film dabbles in romantic comedy and splashes around in melodrama, but the one thing it can’t be is what E. L. James’s novel was, trashily and triumphantly: pornography.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/movies/submitting-to-the-power-of-a-runaway-best-seller.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Stanford Undergraduate and the Mentor :: He was supposed to help her break into the tech industry. Instead, they started a relationship. Then came a rape allegation, a lawsuit and an investigation at one of the nation’s top universities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/magazine/the-stanford-undergraduate-and-the-mentor.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Editorial: Concealed Carry’s Body Count :: A new report reveals that at least 722 deaths since 2007 were attributed to individuals with legal permits to carry concealed weapons.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/opinion/concealed-carrys-body-count.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Editorial: Lynching as Racial Terrorism :: A new report aims to force Southern towns and the nation to confront an era of racial terror directly and recognize its ramifications today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/opinion/lynching-as-racial-terrorism.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Contributing Op-Ed Writer: What Is the Purpose of Society? :: We can’t fix our problems if we don’t know the end goal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/opinion/mark-bittman-what-is-the-purpose-of-society.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Jails Have Become Warehouses for the Poor, Ill and Addicted, a Report Says :: The study found that a majority of those in local and county jails are there for minor violations, and have been jailed for longer periods over the past 30 years because they are unable to pay court-imposed costs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/11/us/jails-have-become-warehouses-for-the-poor-ill-and-addicted-a-report-says.html?partner=rss&emc=rss