poultry in motion

Read "A worker's grueling day," the chronicle of a pain-filled day in the life of immigrant poultry worker Celia Lopez by the Charlotte Observer. (via Bradford Plumer)

Check out the body language as Daddy Yankee and Don Omar appear to end their beef during a Wisin y Yandel concert. (via El Chiko Kevo)

One out of five of college students in the U.S. are abusing prescription drugs, according to a study published in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

"I fell in love with a female assassin." Photojournalist Jason P Howe recounts his days with Colombian girlfriend Marylin – a soldier belonging to a right-wing death squad. (via Kottke)

Check out a video of La pequeña Amy Winehouse. A dwarf. (via Boing Boing)

The Catholic Church has doubled its list of seven deadly sins and now includes pollution, abortion and pedophilia. (via BuzzFeed)

A Los Angeles judge cleared actor Esai Morales of sexual assault charges.

Prescription drugs – antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones – have been found in the drinking supply of U.S. cities, potentially affecting 41 million people, according to an investigation by the Associated Press.