Society of Professional Journalists: “[Supreme Court Justice] Scalia was praising the Constitution and its First Amendment while a federal marshal harassed reporters and curtailed their right to gather news at a public appearance.”
Because of health concerns and growing demand, 50 to 60 percent of sushi in the United States is frozen at some point in its journey from the ocean, according to wholesalers. And rare is the sushi restaurant that tells customers upfront that they may be eating fish that has been in deep freeze for up to two years.Most would be even more surprised to learn that if the sushi has not been frozen, it is illegal to serve it in the United States.
Food and Drug Administration regulations stipulate that fish to be eaten raw ó whether as sushi, sashimi, seviche, or tartare ó must be frozen first, to kill parasites.
Slate seeks the answer to the annual question: What’s the deal with Easter and Peeps?
Clive Thompson: “Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, and Cameron Diaz starred in a Charlie’s Angels game, but I’ve heard better emotive range come out of Stephen Hawking’s voice box.”
Imagine an educational system where children do not start school until they are 7, where spending is a paltry $5,000 a year per student, where there are no gifted programs and class sizes often approach 30. A prescription for failure, no doubt, in the eyes of many experts, but in this case a description of Finnish schools, which were recently ranked the world’s best.If one trait sets Finland apart from many other countries, it is the quality and social standing of its teachers … All teachers in Finland must have at least a master’s degree, and while they are no better paid than teachers in other countries, the profession is highly respected. Many more people want to become teachers after graduating from upper schools than universities can actually handle, so the vast majority are turned down.
