DailySource: In Case You Missed It

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: In ‘The Music Box,’ New Orleans residents hear hope

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

When Katrina hit New Orleans, it left behind a city full of destroyed homes. Now, artists have reclaimed one of the blighted properties in the 9th Ward — turning it into a work of art and music.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The Girl Scouts’ big tent: still relevant at 100

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

If scouts a century ago compared badges with today’s, they might be dumbfounded by new categories — Stress Less? Business Owner? But the “Girl Scout law” still holds, as does its excellent cookie salesmanship.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Can you keep a secret? Maybe we shouldn’t, even if we can

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Scientists say the more we try to keep secrets at bay, the more they rise up in our minds.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Death of the signature in a digital world

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

There was a time when we took our signatures seriously, when we believed they said something about who we are. But now we have PIN numbers.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Digital ‘right to be forgotten’ will be made European law

Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Embarrassing, inaccurate or simply personal data must be deleted from internet databases if consumers ask, under a new set of laws affecting social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: ‘Soul Train’s’ Don Cornelius put one nation under cool groove

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Before BET or MTV, before cable television or the Internet, TV’s “Soul Train” taught a generation how to dance and let black America see itself having fun. Cornelius stood at the center.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 100 years of the war on drugs

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

100 years ago, narcotics passed from country to country with minimal interference from the authorities. But that all changed with the 1912 International Opium Convention.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The robot that redefines portraiture

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Meet Paul, the toast of this year‘s London Art Fair. He has one arm and scribbles out portraits in 20 minutes. Oh, and he’s a robot.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Raising the minimum wage: Whom does it help?

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Some states set their own minimum wages, above the federal rate of $7.25 an hour, and that rekindles an old debate over whether minimum wages make sense — especially at a time of high unemployment.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Habitat goes green and saves new residents some green

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 19:00:00 -0500

Habitat for Humanity, a non-profit organization that built 4,800 homes in the U.S. and Canada last year, has undertaken a national effort to build low-energy homes that are both affordable and green.