ARCHIVE:
Explainer
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Anne Frank Was Not a Belieber
But she was a teenager. Which pop stars did she idolize?
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Is It Better to Text or to Call During a Crisis?
If you are trying to reach someone after the Boston Marathon explosions, voice might fail.
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How Do Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Sniff Bombs?
And other questions about the aftermath of the Boston Marathon explosions.
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The World’s Most Indifferent Body
Do Senate debates ever change a senator’s mind?
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Weren’t We Supposed to Have Laser Guns by Now?
Explaining the delay in 21st-century warfare.
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How a Bill Becomes Not a Law
What happens to unconstitutional state laws? Can they just stay on the books forever?
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Seriously, How Do You Get to Sesame Street?
How professional puppeteers learn their trade.
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Capital Decision
James Holmes’ prosecutors will seek the death penalty. How do they decide that?
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What Is Sport’s Most Gruesome Televised Injury?
How Kevin Ware’s broken leg fares in the worst possible competitive bracket.
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When and Why Did We Stop Crucifying People?
The slow death of an ancient torture method.
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Won’t Somebody Think of the Children
Do opponents of marriage equality always claim that they’re merely worried about the kids?
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"Churn That Bill, Baby!"
How did lawyers get such a bad reputation? And do they overbill all the time?
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Offed the Record
Can a journalist publish off-the-record quotes after a source dies?
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There Goes the Neighborhood
What happens to your home’s value when a registered sex offender moves in next door?
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Nothing a Coat of Paint Can’t Fix
Is it legal to wear nothing but body paint in public?
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One Catholic, Two Catholics, Three Catholics ...
Why can’t demographers agree about how many Catholics are in the United States?
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A $64,000 Question
When is it considered bribery for a reporter to pay a source for information?
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