Headlines from November 17, 2011

EPA goes after Arizona copper smelter after state neglects to do anything about pollution.
Johnson & Johnson to remove toxic chemicals from baby shampoo and other products.
Interactive Grimm tales from National Geographic.
Excerpt: Krzyzewski’s drive to win includes spending hours on Angry Birds.
How and why birds and dogs shake to dry, with pictures.
“Put in a sound-bite sort of way, Republicans think pizzas are vegetables.”
Meat-and-potatoes man Alex Balk writes poem to defend his status as the sexiest man alive.
Blog dedicated to beautiful, decaying, abandoned theaters.
Djhistory.com ranks the 100 greatest dance records.
Print: The great lunar cycle.
If you haven’t fallen in love with George Smiley yet: He’s the anti-Bond, though in the latest film “his understatement has been overstated.”
Photos from inside a wave.
The longer I stayed on the diving board, the less likely I was to jump off. Thirty-two-year-old man comes out.
Brazen attempts by Egypt’s military rulers to preserve power receive White House rebuke.
New Benetton ad features world leaders making out.
Italy’s gold holdings—world’s third largest—worth about one-tenth of the estimated total amount required to cover Italy’s bailout.
Today’s white paper: Belarus, the land of zero applause.
Blake Griffin analyzes tape of Bill Simmons’s best dunks. #video
Highly educated man quits job, leaves home to occupy Wall Street, now has no place to go.
Occupy protesters plan two-month anniversary march.
Economist readers vote on which Americanisms they’d like to adopt.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin expresses frustration over following puck on TV.
Blink-182 song spurred 27-year-old to create “paranormal romances,” earning her millions.
2011 National Book Award winners announced: Ward, Greenblatt, Finney, Lai.
This model is flexible enough to account for all major religious beliefs on Earth today. How to build a computer model of god.
Brief history of rappers sampling Radiohead.
Drinkify fixes cocktails to match the album you’re listening to. via
Japanese bartender drinks beer in one second. #video