Christianity: Stephen Burnett continues a series about "Christian White Magic," here and here.
Relevant reports that a missionary in Russia has been arrested and fined for holding a religious service in his home, and inviting others to attend.
A Relevant commentator says that Christianity is not just a relationship -- it's a religion.
Finance: Relevant reports that the Mall of America will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
Health: (and food) A doctor tells why he eats dropped food off of his kitchen floor, even if it's been there more than five seconds.
History: Listverse sets the record straight on Pocohantas. She had a very hard life.
Humor: A Christianity Today contributor prays for certain characteristics of a possible future husband.
Literature: Morgan Busse, Christian writer of fantastic literature, asks "What if Only One Person Reads my Books?"
Politics: The New York Times reports on a study of the political leanings of doctors, and there are several interesting results. Surgeons, for example, are nearly three times more likely to be Republican than infectious disease specialists. Also, doctors in higher-paying specialties are more likely to be Republican.
Science: Scientific American reports that silkworms, fed mulberry leaves sprayed with solutions of certain artificial materials, produce silk which is stronger than normal silk, and such silk can conduct electricity.
Oh, oh. Scientific American reports that the Food and Drug Administration, important scientific journals, and universities exert considerable control over how news from these bodies is reported. One example -- Fox News is not invited to FDA press conferences. The reason for this is not clear.
And Scientific American says that ISIS gets quite a bit of money from agriculture.
Listverse grosses us out with photos and descriptions of the 10 creepiest fungi.
FiveThirtyEight tells us that rocks don't just sit there.
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