Who are the best magazine and newspaper feature writers, past and present? [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 8, 2009 - 20 answers

How can I become less ignorant regarding current events, without having to read dry, third-person-omniscient points of view? [more inside]
posted by surenoproblem on Jan 4, 2009 - 25 answers

What are some popular evangelical periodicals in the U.S. about current events? Bonus points if they have an online archive; super-extra bonus points if the archive goes back before 2006. [more inside]
posted by lilac girl on Nov 19, 2008 - 9 answers

Can anyone recommend a good current events discussion forum? [more inside]
posted by Smarson on Oct 21, 2008 - 8 answers

I need basic info about current events. [more inside]
posted by blahtsk on Jun 18, 2008 - 13 answers

What is a good newsfeed for daily American news at a national level? [more inside]
posted by cadge on Apr 10, 2008 - 13 answers

Online news sources for reading level 5-10. [more inside]
posted by absalom on Jan 2, 2008 - 3 answers

How can I keep up with television spread memes without watching (much) tv? [more inside]
posted by yohko on Oct 24, 2007 - 18 answers

Help me devise a quiz testing my students (college fresh-people) on fundamental knowledge of current events, history, and culture. [more inside]
posted by papakwanz on Apr 13, 2007 - 34 answers

Let's say you've been living in a hole for the last two weeks or so and have no knowledge of current events and limited reading time. Where would be a good place to gain information quickly? [more inside]
posted by cynthia_rose on Jul 30, 2006 - 21 answers

Why did the violence over the European cartoons of Mohammed erupt when it did? [more inside]
posted by blue mustard on Feb 6, 2006 - 13 answers

If you could bring together notable people living in or near London (celebrities, authors, politicians, etc.) to discuss current events, who would you choose and what would they discuss? [more inside]
posted by putzface_dickman on Oct 12, 2005 - 8 answers

Does anyone know of any MeFi-like "community blogs" that are oriented towards humanities/social sciences academic-ish discussion, including current events and especially cultural studies?
posted by statisticalpurposes on Apr 21, 2004 - 13 answers