Have you been noticing a lot of skulls lately?

Indiana Jones isn't the only one obsessed with skulls these days. A look at this morbid fascination du jour. Read it here. 

Our lack of patriotism is our patriotism

Memo to Don Cherry and Margaret Atwood. Read it here. 

"Are you down with the J?"

What is cool-speak to an alleged young global jihadi intent on impressing his love interest? Judging by the missive Mohammad Momin Khawaja penned for his girl, it's not quoting the Koran. Read it here.

Flight of fancy

Israel has been rather busy over the past 60 years establishing the basics of a nation-state, so it's understandable that the country has taken until May 29 of this year to indulge in one of nation-statehood's finest luxuries: Choosing a national bird. Read it here.

1 2 3 4, art is at your Gap store

A new T-shirt campaign featuring famous artists shows how completely creative types have evolved from craftspeople to CEOs of their own brands. Read it here. 

The sexiest woman (barely) alive

The female ideal pushed by laddie magazines has become as smooth and lifeless as an iPhone. Read it here.

Reading the brain reading

Neuroaesthetics, the latest trend in literary theory, provides a window on the academy's weaknesses. Read it here.