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Headlines from January 12, 2007

Merci pour l'ajouter: MySpace expands to the continent, beginning with France.
The Pirate Bay, the infamous Swedish file-sharing site, seeks sovereignty.
[My father] had a workbench out in his garage where, when I was about five or six, he sectioned off a little piece of it and said "Steve, this is your workbench now."
Myanmar releases five prisoners from the 1988 student demonstrations--but is still keeping around 100,000 "political prisoners" in 42 prisons and 91 concentration camps. Yes, concentration camps.
Hey Toponah, Nev.: If you erect a statue of Howard Hughes and his secret bride, that's kind of giving away the secret.
Miami's favorite congressman takes a look at the White House, likes what he sees.
"The season of distress will be long."
One way to send more troops to Iraq: Cut off their active duty limits.
When is it OK to run hurt? Answer: Always, as long as you don't sound like a vomiting bear.
Soviet roadside bus shelters put any American version to shame.
The 13 novels even the most ambitious student filmmaker can't produce.
Note: TMN will be off Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day--see you on Tuesday.
The 1982 crash of Air Florida flight 90 forever changed the role of the co-pilot--and drastically improved commercial airline safety.
Do balloons work the same one mile up? The Democratic National Convention heads to Denver for 2008.
Gather.com readers will vote which author will have their manuscript published by Simon & Schuster.
Minucci claimed he used the slur as a friendly greeting before beating a black man with a baseball bat in Howard Beach in 2005. Legislating against "the n-word" is further proof we're missing the forest for the trees.
How to improve your hospital's survival rate for liver transplants: Select better candidates.
One in five drivers entering the busiest parts of Manhattan are only passing through, on their way somewhere else. The surprising traffic stats of New York.
In an era where labels matter--and offer--less and less, today's musicians are redefining "independent," at least for today.
Sarah Hepola on being cast as R2D2 instead of Princess Leia, in today's Video Digest
Robert Anton Wilson Defies Medical Experts and leaves his body @4:50 AM on binary date 01/11. Related: "It's time for you to see the fnords."
Today's long read: How the Christian right is re-imagining U.S. history.