A beginner’s guide to hijabs, from The Secret Life of Muslims team.
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“In January, New Jersey launched new face-recognition software that forbids license applicants from smiling widely or making other exaggerated facial expressions that might confuse the computer.”
“Pennsylvania and Delaware use the software, too. But ‘smile/no-smile is not a problem,’ said Jan McKnight, a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokeswoman. ‘You can smile in Pennsylvania.'”
— “Why you can’t smile for your N.J. driver’s license,” Dana DiFillippo, Philadelphia Daily News
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With wieners in the news, Felisa Rogers takes the opportunity to examine the history of America’s iconic national sandwich, the frankfurter or tube steak:
“How the hot dog became the most American food,” Felisa Rogers, Salon
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