Headlines from July 13, 2010
- It took BP a decade of hubris and near-misses to become the second largest in the industry--then came Deepwater Horizon.
- Op: When caught, drunk drivers can expect jail time--let's set that precedent for reckless CEOs.
- An inquiry into human fairness, and why its pursuit causes so much anger.
- "We are the originators, we invented the game." U.S. rules, visas block Iroquois lacrosse team's travel to the world championships.
- "Hyperlinked" medieval texts suggest multitasking is not a modern development.
- Why your belly button's location may determine your athletic skill.
- Superstitions can boost self-esteem and increase performance.
- Throwback: Non-Expert Clay Risen advises a reader on the most effective superstitions.
- San Francisco considers a pet ban to stop people from buying guinea pigs.
- How Google Maps and Google Earth are redrawing social and political lines--sometimes by accident.
- Writer investigates the appearance of Muhammad's three-foot-long footprint in Pakistan.
- On screen, Cary Grant and his clothes control all space--and sexualize whatever invades it.
- The colon is quickly regaining popularity, thanks to its latest usage: the jumper colon.
- The M.T.A.--"in its perpetual state of budget crisis"--considers limiting "unlimited" MetroCards to 90 rides.
- Pekar...wasn't afraid to complain about the many things he hated. Stuff Harvey Pekar liked.
- Only 28,000 of 1.5 million displaced Haitians have moved into new homes.
- First-person account from one of Sunday's attacks in Uganda.
- Military rule 2.0: Now that the Cold War's over, militaries achieve coups behind the scenes.
- Over the last ten years, I've watched Zimbabwe become a country honey-combed with silence.
- Total of bribes paid by Afghans in 2009: roughly $1 billion, almost double the amount in 2007.
- Op: Palestinian national unity is dissolving; younger generation can envision a one-state--Israeli--future.
- British politician Mark Reckless apologizes for being too drunk to vote.
- Profile of a Kentucky town where half the population is obese, and fast food provides local entertainment.
- Slideshow: Collector buys signs from homeless people.
- Bob the Builder beats Tony Robbins--"interrogative" self-talk (can I fix it?) beats "declarative" self-talk (I will fix it!).
- The greatest invention of the 19th century was the invention of the method of invention. Why ideas have sex.
- Story behind the only perfect guess on The Price Is Right, and whether it was too good to be true.
- Scientists suspect collider has found the god particle.
- See also: Ten-step survival guide in case you've swallowed the god particle.
- Self-proclaimed redeemed serial killer (and former postal worker) David Berkowitz conducts ministry by mail.
- Chromoscope: View the distant universe in a range of wavelengths.
- Twirdie: Golf game where you guess what's currently popular on Twitter.