“She’s the most famous schoolgirl in the world. She gets Skyped by the secretary-general of the United Nations, Angelina Jolie drops in for tea, and Madonna has dedicated a song to her.” From Christina Lamb in The Sunday Times: My Year with Malala.

+ Even as technology advances, there’s one part of medical school that seems to remain largely the same. In this four part series, the Journal Sentinel takes you along for the ride during a semester with first-year medical students as they dissect a human body: The Course of Their Lives.

+ 20 Minutes at Rucker Park: A streetballer’s cross-country journey from the deepest part of hell to take his shot on New York’s most storied basketball court.

+ The Matchmaker of the Mentally Ill.

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