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Indonesia
Two-Mile Nosedive by an Indonesian 737 Unexplained As of Yet Black box data should reveal why Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 plunged rapidly on Saturday, striking the Java Sea at nearly 500 miles per hour.
By Jeff Wise
climate change
Aug. 26, 2019
As Jakarta Sinks, Indonesia Announces Location of New Capital City The world’s fourth-most populous nation announced Monday that it would relocate its capital to a site on the island of Borneo.
By Matt Stieb
Here’s What Happened to One Immigrant Family After ICE Took Dad When ICE tried to deport him, he refused to board the plane, leaving behind his wife and four U.S.-born sons.
By Kenny Wassus
Women Who Make Ivanka’s Clothes Don’t Even Earn Enough to Live With Their Kids Some of Ivanka’s clothing is made in Indonesia, where workers, the majority of whom are women, barely earn minimum wage.
By Claire Landsbaum
awful things
Dec. 7, 2016
By Charley Lanyon
crime scene
Oct. 27, 2016
Indonesian Woman Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Poisoning Friend’s Coffee She was sentenced to 20 years in prison for lacing her friend’s drink with cyanide.
By Chris Crowley
Earthquake Strikes off Indonesian Coast Residents have been warned to steer clear of the waterfront.
By Claire Landsbaum
Indonesia Feels Threatened by LGBT Emoji That bright-yellow same-sex couple is dangerous.
By Kat Ward
job openings
Nov. 10, 2015
Indonesia Could Use Crocodiles As Prison Guards “You can’t bribe crocodiles. You can’t convince them to let inmates escape.”
By Jen Kirby
More Than 100 Could Be Dead After Military Plane Crash in Indonesia “For the moment we know there were 113 people. It looks like there are no survivors.”
By Jaime Fuller
Awful Things
Mar. 25, 2015
Chances Are Disgustingly High That You’ve Eaten Fish Caught by Slaves An investigation led back to companies like Walmart, Kroger, and Sysco.
By Clint Rainey
very bad things
Nov. 18, 2014
By Katie Zavadski
natural disasters
Feb. 1, 2014
By Delia Paunescu
Coffee Nazis
July 19, 2013
Indonesia’s Nazi Café Trumps Thai Hitler Chicken Restaurant “We are Indonesian with no political affiliations,” the shop’s owner explains.
By Hugh Merwin
rape caucus
Jan. 16, 2013
By Kat Stoeffel
jokes that are bad
Jan. 16, 2013
Indonesian Judge Lightens the Mood With Rape Joke This is probably the worst one you’ll hear for a while.
By Dan Amira
loose threads
Mar. 30, 2012
Indonesia Tries to Ban Miniskirts; Russell Simmons Plots a Yogawear Line Plus, Vogue Italia ’s new cover, Victoria Beckham’s fit model, and more fashion news.
A Day in the Life of a Spam Factory Worker; Where Chris Weitz Grabs Mexican Food For some people, being splattered with “pig brain jelly” is just another day at the office.
obama family secrets
Apr. 20, 2011
By Dan Amira
Coney Dog Has a Star Group of Investors; LAUSD Opening The Doors to Its Central Tim Allen, Adam Sandler, and Sam Raimi are all part of the group that is funding Sunset Blvd.’s first foray into Faygo.
Camden Mulls Restaurant Curfews to Curb Late Night Crime; Restaurant-Coupon Plus: Philly’s water is radioactive, but still safe to drink; and Denny’s and IHOP roll out healthier options, all in our morning news roundup.
Meet the Man Who Survived Two Tsunamis He’s either got the best luck or the worst luck.
By Julie Gerstein
Doritos Gets Sacrilicious; Ghost Peppers Materialize in Santa Monica The chips-makers have a controversial new ad that’s angering Christians and spice-lovers get a new challenge.
early and often
Nov. 10, 2010
By Nitasha Tiku
obama is a human person
Nov. 9, 2010
By Nitasha Tiku
the muslim problem
Nov. 8, 2010
President Obama Is Never the Right Amount of Muslim-Friendly In America, he’s a closet Islamic fundamentalist. In Indonesia, he’s a Muslim oppressor.
By Dan Amira
change of plans
June 4, 2010
Obama Cancels Trip to Indonesia, Australia Visit postponed for second time this year.
By Josh Duboff
barack obama
Mar. 23, 2010
Obama Reveals He ‘Broke Someone’s Arm’ As a Child in Indonesia “I was very traumatized,” the president says of the childhood bike accident.
By Josh Duboff
health carnage
Mar. 18, 2010
By Dan Amira
health carnage
Mar. 16, 2010
By Dan Amira
health carnage
Mar. 12, 2010
Health-Care Reform Ruins Obama Family Vacation, Again Spring break is TOTALLY RUINED for Sasha and Malia now.
By Dan Amira
The Sun Will Shine on Little Barry No More The Indonesian Obama statue has a new, worse home.
By Dan Amira
President Obama Has Lost Indonesia That new statue of Obama isn’t very popular.
By Dan Amira
inanimate obamas
Dec. 11, 2009
Today in Life-size Reproductions of Barack Obama’s Likeness A bronze statue in Indonesia, a cardboard cutout in Norway.
By Dan Amira
Kanye West Throws Tantrum Over Chicken; Fatburger Expands to Indonesia Reports say Kanye West got very upset over a piece of chicken in Hollywood, while Fatburger goes abroad to Indonesia.
By Hadley Tomicki
Another Earthquake Hits Indonesia, Death Toll Climbs Above 500 Just as hospitals and airports were reopening after yesterday’s disaster, another struck.
By Chris Rovzar
secretary of awesome
Mar. 8, 2009
The Many Diplomatic Faces of Hillary Clinton How our secretary of State deftly adapted to every situation as she traveled the world.
By Dan Amira
secretary of awesome
Feb. 19, 2009
By Dan Amira
gossipmonger
Jan. 3, 2008
Chris Rock Has a Good Question About Giuliani “Everyone says Giuliani was great on 9/11,” said Chris Rock during his show at MSG on New Year’s Eve. “What about on 9/10?” Joshua Jackson refused to let anyone sit with him and girlfriend Diane Kruger at the Soho Grand’s New Year’s Eve party. ABC anchor Bob Woodruff has made a full recovery from his Iraq injuries and recently went skiing. Eddie Murphy’s ex-wife Nicole Murphy hung out at the Plumm with New York Giant Michael Strahan while Murphy was getting ready to marry Tracey Edmonds on an island in the South Pacific. Britney Spears’s latest team of lawyers dumped her after a “breakdown in communication.”
J.M. Coetzee’s highly creative ‘Diary of a Bad Year.’ This new novel by the South Africa–born laureate is quite literally layered—three concurrent narratives run in horizontal stripes throughout the book.