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WHEN THE YOUNG RAILROAD ENGINEER Hiraoka Hiroshi returned from studying in the United States in 1877, he brought a baseball home with him. Western missionaries had been playing ball in Japan for a few years, but it was Hiraoka who formed the first Japanese...

We’ve said it before and will probably say it again, there just isn’t anything that Ta-Nehisi Coates writes that we shouldn’t all be reading. This week, “Letter to My Son” an excerpt from his upcoming (even sooner than expected!) book, Between the World...

Here is the latest Local News from San Francisco. Stripped-down march in SF for right to bare all Taub, meanwhile, shouted various chants through a handheld microphone, including “Ho ho, hey hey, body freedom is here to stay” and “Hey there, dude,...

From Ian: UN Security Council unanimously approves Iran deal The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution endorsing the Iran nuclear deal and paving the way to lifting longstanding sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The 15-0 approval...

Today begins a 14 day motorcycle trip into southern Chile and southern Argentina - Patagonia.  Today was an arrival day... no riding... but, we had a bit of a chance to check out our host town, Orsono, Chile. Above:  Cathedral of Saint Matthew on Plaza...