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Headlines from July 29, 2009

Less absurd than any "racist" video of Glenn Beck's: paintings of the president naked with unicorns.
Cottage industry grows to help physicists observe quantum behavior at a real-world scale.
Pynchon's new stoned-detective potboiler may stick to certain conventions, but he still goes gonzo-goofball with his inventions.
Down Pynchon lane: Analysis of how scientists in the '60s justified using LSD to treat children's autism.
If you like Daisley's story today about ghosts, check out Sudbanthad's piece about the real deal in Bangkok.
Op: Lack of progress in abating climate change caused by collective disinterest.
Research finds lonely people feel better while watching TV.
The "GM Diet" may help you lose weight, but it's not the automaker's doing (the real GM diet is a 90-percent loss).
IQ scores measure skills, not intelligence; can change dramatically; say squat about your intellectual limits.
New evidence of benefits for the environment and workers trumpets the four-day workweek.
Inside the cacophonous mind of a highly functioning schizophrenic.
Two reasons to avoid writing about past relationships in the fake present tense.
Novel Forecast serialized over multiple blogs.
For those who love grids, maps, patterns, and architecture: the Things Magazine tumblr.
In a bold post-sovereignty move, Iraqi troops raid an Iranian opposition group long sheltered by the U.S.
The recession's effect on children: more teen pregnancy, higher infant mortality, lower birth weight.
"We are an overflow community, and there's not much overflow from Manhattan now." After Long Island City's facelift, tenants may be hard to find.
Illustrations of New York storefronts that no longer exist.
Op: If the market doesn't stabilize, we can blame our new computer overlords.
Attention birthers, Red Sox fans, Rowdy Roddy Piper: Tell us your favorite conspiracy theory.
Borders is increasing its cultural cache by adding a dating service to its repertoire of offerings.
Favorite personal ads from the London Review of Books classifieds.
Op: Internet oversharing is nothing more than a modern-day version of cave paintings.
"I keep them in those big bins you can buy at Home Depot." The success of PostSecret has turned secrets into products.
HBO licenses a "crisp, slightly tart, and lightly sweet" beverage inspired by the eponymous drink in True Blood.
The current brood of vampires is ruining our youth's chances of ever having a decent sex life.
Bitten by a bat, picked up a bat, seen a bat, know someone who's seen a bat? You're getting the shots.