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11:55 am
Wed April 17, 2013

A 'Who Do You Hang With?' Map of America

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MIT Senseable City - "The Connected States of America"
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Credit Dirk Brockmann / Northwestern University
Credit Dirk Brockmann / Northwestern University
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Credit Dirk Brockmann / Northwestern University
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Credit Courtesy of Xioji Chen
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Originally published on Fri April 26, 2013 1:31 pm

Look at the center of this map, at the little red dot that marks Kansas City. Technically, Kansas City is at the edge of Missouri, but here on this map it's in the upper middle section of a bigger space with strong blue borders. We don't have a name for this bigger space yet, but soon we will.

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The Two-Way
11:50 am
Wed April 17, 2013

Second Suspicious Letter Found; Was Sent To Obama

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A Hazardous Materials Response Team (HAZMAT) truck outside the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
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Originally published on Wed April 17, 2013 9:04 pm

Update at 8:44 p.m. ET. Authorities Make An Arrest:

Authorities have made an arrest in connection to the suspicious envelopes sent to a senator and President Obama.

The FBI identified the suspect as Paul Kevin Curtis.

The The Clarion Ledger reports:

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Shots - Health News
10:18 am
Wed April 17, 2013

Boston Blasts Remind Us Of Fragility Of Life

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Jillian Blenis, 30, of Boston reacts while stopping at a makeshift memorial to marathon bombing victims Wednesday.
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Originally published on Wed April 17, 2013 5:33 pm

From the first explosion in Boston on Monday to the second, just 15 seconds elapsed. And in those 15 seconds, three people were mortally wounded, including an 8-year-old boy. The number of injured topped 100, and for those of us watching, it was a profound reminder of a reality we'd prefer to ignore.

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The Salt
10:15 am
Wed April 17, 2013

'Modern Art Desserts': How To Bake A Mondrian In Your Oven

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Credit Art 2013 Mondrian/Holtzman Trust c/o HCR International USA / Reprinted by permission from 'Modern Art Desserts'
Left: One of Piet Mondrian's grid-like color block compositions. Right: Caitlin Freeman's cake homage.
Credit Reprinted by permission from 'Modern Art Desserts' / Dessert photo copyright Clay McLachlan 2013
Alejandra Cartagena's photograph Fragmented Cities, Juarez #2 was the inspiration for Freeman's Cartagena vanilla ice cream and sorbet trio.
Credit Art 2013 Mondrian/Holtzman Trust c/o HCR International USA / Dessert Clay McLachlan/Reprinted by permission from 'Modern Art Desserts'
Left: One of Piet Mondrian's grid-like color block compositions. Right: Caitlin Freeman's cake homage.
Credit Art 2005 John Zurier / Dessert photo courtesy Charles Villyard
John Zurier's minimalist painting Arabella (2005) inspired these simple strawberry-and-mint popsicles.
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Freeman's take on Wayne Thiebaud's Display Cakes, the painting that inspired it all.
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Originally published on Thu April 25, 2013 4:25 pm

As an artist, Caitlin Freeman found her calling in cake.

Freeman started out wanting to be an art photographer. But one day, while still in art school, she came across Display Cakes, artist Wayne Thiebaud's 1963 painting of frosted confections, during a visit to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The image was so arresting, it stayed with her for years, and later inspired her to set off on a completely different career path: baking.

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The Two-Way
10:11 am
Wed April 17, 2013

Texas Prosecutor Murder: Wife Of Jailed Ex-Justice Arrested

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A wreath of flowers in honor of slain District Attorney Mike McClelland at the Kaufman County [Texas] Courthouse in early April.
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Originally published on Wed April 17, 2013 1:44 pm

"The wife of a former justice of the peace is being held on a capital murder charge in the killings of the Kaufman County District Attorney, his wife and a top prosecutor," The Dallas Morning News reports.

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