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Fresh fish.

Many euphemisms exist for a state or federal prison stay—and once inside, inmates have to adopt a whole new jargon to navigate incarcerated life.

Jake Rossen
The Oasis in Plainfield, Indiana.

From greasy spoons in small towns to famous restaurants in bigger cities, here are some of the best diners in all 50 states.

Suzanne Raga




Here are a few ways you can help.

It’s easy to feel helpless after a mass shooting. The problem can feel insurmountable, but mass shootings are preventable—and action is an antidote to despair.

Scott Beggs








'Never Let Me Go'

'The Guardian 'named Kazuo Ishiguro’s sixth novel, 'Never Let Me Go'—a subtle, heartbreaking sci-fi tale about clones whose lives are barreling toward a sad and mysterious end—one of its 100 best books of the 21st century. Here's what you need to know.

Erin McCarthy










From disappearing ink to being written in code to needing a team to turn a page, these books are, for one reason or another, basically unreadable.

Lorna Wallace