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Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them: a two-part convo on legal weed, the difference between warming records and trends, a 20-year search for a bully. (article)
NYS Assembly Speaker is facing corruption charges, but he still makes big decisions for the state. Plus: school hierarchy in NYC; a new chapter in the Serial case; and more. (episode)
Sheldon Silver, despite facing corruption charges, is still one of "three men in a room" running things in Albany. We made a short video—with dolls—to illustrate what this means.
In his State of the State address, the Governor proposed big education changes this week - and took aim at the teachers union.
Dana Stevens, Slate's film critic, discusses the polarizing opinions about American Sniper’s posthumous depiction of Navy Seal Chris Kyle and the Iraq war.
In which we discuss two sports stories from the week: why the New York Knicks (of all teams) have been named among the most valuable NBA franchises, and why those footballs are deflated.
The Serial podcast is over but Adnan Syed's appeal is ongoing, and just this week, a source from the podcast stepped forward to provide an alibi for Syed in court.