Links and articles of general interest that are worth reading.
Mona El-Naggar reporting for the New York Times: At a soup kitchen in Harlem, Toyota’s engineers cut down the wait time for dinner to 18 minutes from as long as 90. At a food pantry on Staten Island, they reduced … Continue reading →
The Canadian Press via National Post: Nearly half of Ontario’s jails are overcrowded, a six-year high that sees cells meant for two people at times hold three or more as the province struggles with a rising tide of inmates who … Continue reading →
Erica Goode writing for the New York Times: Imprisonment rates in the United States have been on an upward march since the early 1970s. From 1978, when there were 307,276 inmates in state and federal prisons, the population increased annually, … Continue reading →
Matt Brian writing for The Verge: China will be forced to wait at least another nine months in order to claim it is home to the world’s tallest building after delays hit construction of the 2,750-foot (838-meter), 220-story high Sky … Continue reading →
Suhail Haleem, reporting for BBC News: “You see, my wife and I were childless, so she always used to say, ‘after we are dead, there will be nobody to remember us, we will be forgotten’. So I promised her that … Continue reading →
Bob Greene writing for CNN back in July 2012: It may be hard for young viewers of this summer’s London Olympics to imagine, but all the sponsorships, advertisements and marketing hoopla that are a standard part of big-dollar contemporary Olympic … Continue reading →
Glenn Rifkin writing for the New York Times about the life of the founder of Bose Corporation: Dr. Bose’s devotion to research was matched by his passion for teaching. Having earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering … Continue reading →
John Wolfson writing on the Boston Daily blog: The Rolling Stone cover featuring the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has, of course, set off a firestorm of controversy across the country. Critics believe that the cover glamorizes Tsarnaev, depicting … Continue reading →
Kirsten Powers writing for the Daily Beast: Alexander, who had no criminal record, was arrested. Contrast this with another Florida resident, George Zimmerman (also prosecuted by Corey), who had a record including an arrest for battery of a police officer … Continue reading →
Tim Rohan writing for the New York Times: But he feared his money and fame would run out. He retained a lawyer and two financial advisers. He put his money in a trust fund. He would trade it all, though, … Continue reading →