Headlines from February 17, 2012
- Pulitzer-winning article about the Iraq War from Anthony Shadid, who died yesterday in Syria.
- Foreclosure quilts: Our current economy mapped using remnants and found cloth.
- Former Liberian first lady introduces bill to kill homosexuals.
- Trackers and rangers stalk each other in a war over the worth-more-than-cocaine rhino horn.
- Six Democrats want to establish a “Reasonable Profits Board” to control gas profits.
- Society for News Design names five newspapers, representing four countries, World’s Best-Designed Newspaper.
- Documents reveal how Facebook screens dark content—and pays people $1/hour (plus commissions) to do so.
- Portion of Last Shop Standing, documentary about UK record shops. #video
- Scrupulosity: A psychological disorder characterized by pathological guilt about moral or religious issues.
- “Top of the World” has pictures of rich people enjoying themselves in St. Moritz.
- Turns out that last week’s video of a wooly mammoth was a hoax. via
- Not a hoax: Piggyback Bandit banned in five states.
- Mobile phones are banned in New York schools, thus trucks offer students short-term curbside storage.
- The web helps cartoonists go viral, but not get paid.
- E-books bring us closer than paper books to the essence of the literary experience; they are a medium for grown-ups. #opinions
- Whatever people may say about my books, the epigraphs have always been top-drawer. Chat with Geoff Dyer.
- The euro crisis has undermined Europe…transforming it from a reliable global problem-solver to a problem itself. #opinions
- The EU is regulating “every financial actor, financial market, financial activity and product,” line by line.
- Starting with Sputnik in 1957, Americans have suffered periodic bouts of competitiveness anxiety. #opinions
- White House proposes lowering the cost of making pennies (currently 2.4 cents) and nickels (11.2 cents).
- Dept. of Transportation wants to block most electronic communications in American cars.
- Repealing McCain-Feingold could disempower the wealthy and place the scrutiny back on political parties.
- The FBI asked MI5 to snoop on Charlie Chaplin—and find out if his name was really Israel Thornstein.
- He may have led the 1986 Mets in hugging teammates. All-Star catcher Gary Carter dies, age 57.
- Abbot and Costello’s “Who’s on First” for 2012.
- North America’s dueling ice hotels are 160 miles apart, and they’re after the same super-niche guests.
- Circadian rhythms determine the point of the day at which you’re most likely to get sick.
- More and more pediatricians are refusing to treat patients whose parents refuse vaccination.
- The country’s reactionary leaders feel compelled to imbalance the playing field. Why Iranian women are training to be ninjas.