Michigan GOP Explores Further Limits on Unions

Chad Livengood Detroit News
Arguments against Michigan's 5-day-old right-to-work law are prompting conservative activists and Republican authors of the historic legislation to consider other ways to reduce the power of public-sector unions.

Facebook Unveils New Waste of Time

Andy Borowitz The New Yorker
“Our research showed that Facebook users still had a few hours a day when they were leading somewhat healthy and productive lives. Our new software will change all of that.”

Red States, Blue States (Sized by People)

Mark Newman Mark Newman blog
Looking at this map it gives the impression that the Republican won the election handily, since there is rather more red on the map than there is blue. In fact, however, the reverse is true. We can correct for this by making use of a cartogram, a map in which the sizes of states are rescaled according to their population. That is, states are drawn with size proportional not to their acreage but to the number of their inhabitants.

Blues at the Chicago Music Exchange

The very best in the Chicago Blues scene gather for one acoustic show. This amazing Trio features Chicago's blues legends Jimmy Burns, Lurrie Bell, and John Primer.