Headlines from December 8, 2010

As it turns out, some suicide bombers aren't ideological martyrs, but just depressed kids.
America's leading terrorist expert is a 31-year-old who garnered all his expertise from the web.
If you want to be an expert deceiver, master the art of self-deception. Professor recalls his days as a luxury jewelry salesman.
Professor defends the romance of diamonds, even if societal obsession is based on marketing campaigns.
Eighty rejections in, a psychologist-turned-novelist is still plugging away.
Military campaign names are the result of branding--deploy "noble" words for emotional appeal.
Nations skipping Nobel prize ceremony seek future rewards from China--none are "fully fledged" democracies.
The story of the first American cookbook: One woman wrote it, another made it better against the former's will.
Tribal area shaman and middle-class Harry Potter fans fuel India's illegal owl trade.
Lift-quotes from John Lennon's soon-to-be-published final interview; audio of more excerpts.
Shout out your mentor, your helmet sponsor, your guitar tech: Write your 2010 liner notes.
Jason Feifer wants his fellow Hall & Oates fans to stand up since, you know, you're at a concert?
Europe's experimental "car trains" cede steering to a pro, freeing drivers to tweet unfettered.
I guess I was a bit deferential. Nick Baumann discovers his antibiotic's troubling side effects.
Yoko remembers the tea maker.
The apartment was always uncluttered and tasteful. Sharing the Dakota with John Lennon.
Icelander Kristinn Hrafnsson, the probable new spokesperson for Wikileaks, wants more leaks, less drama.
Still no check from WikiLeaks to help with the law fees for the Army private suspected of leaking classified docs.
Texas security contractor may have funded child prostitution parties for Afghan police, say Wikileaks documents.
Postal Service report details mail carriers' bad behavior: stealing DVDs, pilfering meds, dumping letters.
Nigeria issues indictments against Dick Cheney for bribery as Halliburton executive.
Obama appears on Mythbusters, cementing his place as most entertainment-friendly president ever.
More about the potato board director who survived two months on potatoes to prove their nutritional wholeness.
Photos: National Geographic's picks for 2010's weirdest newly discovered animals.
On most days, the soundtrack at Oregon practices is a mix of hip-hop, heavy metal and hard-driving rock.
A handy chart of John Irving's "Recurring Themes" includes "Prostitutes" and "Wrestling."
Listen: Every track from the first disc of The Essential Billy Joel, played simultaneously.