Injuries Increase As Pitchers Throw Harder, Faster And Younger
In The Arm, baseball columnist Jeff Passan explains how competitive pressure on young players is making them more vulnerable.
Arts & Life
'You Cannot Shame Me': 2 New Books Tear Down 'Fat Girl' Stereotypes
Authors Sarai Walker and Mona Awad were tired of the way fat characters were — and weren't — portrayed in fiction. Dietland and 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl attack a culture of stigmatization.
'Empire Of Things' Surveys How, What And Why We Consume
Frank Trentmann's sprawling new history looks at several centuries worth of consumerism. It's a huge, and hugely readable survey of all the ways we accumulate — and exhaust — material goods.
Sense Of Place Asheville: River Arts District
Take a tour of Asheville's creative hub and hear how local artists respond to a changing community.
Ray Romano Gets Deep, Dark And Angsty For Martin Scorsese's 'Vinyl'
Ever since Everybody Loves Raymond, the actor says he's been trying to take on more dramatic roles. In the HBO drama Vinyl, he plays a record company executive who contemplates suicide.
When You Become The Person You Hate On The Internet
Author Sarah Hepola has complained for years about the random hatred of the Internet. Then, with one careless post, she became part of the problem.
A Spanish Comic Book Exposes Franco's Orphanages
Carlos Giménez's graphic novel Paracuellos is an unflinching memoir of his time in the orphanages of Franco's Spain; it makes the experiences of a few boys in the 1950s inescapably universal.
Lurid And Ludicrous, 'Shock SuspenStories' Will Make Your Eyes Pop
A new collection reprints the first six issues of EC Comics' classic 1950s pulp horror series. Packed with gore and goofiness, these may, in fact, be the comics your mother warned you about.
For 19th Century French Artists, 'Noir' Was The New Black
After the Industrial Revolution, artists started getting creative with some newly available black materials. An exhibit at LA's Getty museum celebrates their exploration of the shadows.
Adopt A Beehive — Save A Beekeeper?
Many of the foods we eat depend on pollination from honeybees. But bees are in trouble, and so are beekeepers — replacing lost hives is expensive. Some have come up with a new source of funding.