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Headlines from March 20, 2012

Pirated Russian version of Iron Lady depicts Thatcher as Hitler admirer.
Reagan doodles from 1981 G7 summit included among Thatcher papers.
Military STD posters of yore.
The short and sweet life of a space shuttle rocket booster. #video
Islamic authority deems Lady Gaga’s concert forbidden, a “cultural attack.”
Old Italians upset over the pension age being raised; young Italians upset pensions being erased.
If it passes in Indiana, why not in Ohio, why not in Minnesota, why not in Michigan? TMN’s Nicole Pasulka on the recent spread of right-to-work laws.
Christopher Buckley on the history of the martini.
Today in #TheRooster, the quarterfinals begin.
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Fewer spatial landmarks and smaller screens make e-reading less memorable.
Inaugural podcast for the LA Review of Books features neuroscience and pulp. #audio
Tumblr combines law enforcement sketch software with descriptions of literary characters.
Pictures of celebrities that include one tiny hand.
Recent war games suggest an Israeli strike on Iran would draw the U.S. into war and have dire regional consequences.
You can’t excuse every outrage by wrapping yourself in the cloak of entertainer. Ted Koppel on recent events.
Up to 20% of Mauritanians are enslaved; not until 2007 did it pass a law that criminalized owning another person.
English grows by 8,500 new words a year, though deaths have increased and births have slowed.
See also: Why “sovereign,” derived from “soverain,” is spelled with a “g.”
Chinese property sales and prices see worst slide since 2006.
New histories of Obama’s economic-recovery plan suggest the stimulus was too small and unimaginative.
If he can’t win the case, no one can. Profile of Paul Clement, attorney charged with bringing down Obamacare.
Sarah Hepola on her fake internet boyfriend, the man behind Topless Chef.
Man caves officially declared dead.
Most censored words on Chinese internet include “three-color cat,” “Dalai Lama,” “seduction poisoning.”
Upcoming in LA: Cai Guo-Qiang to mount an explosion for MOCA.
Pictures of working artists’ studios—Bleckner, Close, Gornik—with notes on what’s really needed. #photography
In pictures: Otters who resemble Benedict Cumberbatch.