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Headlines from March 23, 2012

Obama nominates Dartmouth president Jim Yong Kim to lead the World Bank.
Kagan: America must prepare for, not deny, its decline as dominator of Earth.
French Muslims wait for France to react to learning that a Muslim was behind the Jewish school shootings.
Relationship between stress and immunity not fully understood, but it appears that being stressed can lead to sickness.
New Zealand pot club installs cannabis vending machine to help members avoid prosecution.
“Israeli Abraham Klein survived politics, prejudice and even the Holocaust to become the best referee in the world.”
Psychotherapist who consulted on Mad Men explains the appeal of its characters.
Students from the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired attend prom. #photography
Confessions of an out-of-the-loop parent, by TMN’s Jessica Francis Kane.
Odd classes available at Sweet 16 schools.
For those who like basketball, a philosophical question: Would you rather build a franchise around DeMarcus Cousins or John Wall?
U.S. sees 16% increase in 2011 of half-marathon finishers.
Video excerpts from inside the “terrific, bizarre” world of Danish children’s TV.
EU slaps travel ban and assets freeze on Assad’s wife, though she can still visit London.
America’s strategic oil reserve should be kept for a real emergency, not squandered for politics.
Former New York Times restaurant critic Bruni diagnosed with gout.
Brief accounting of the lives of Kyrgyz nomads, the world’s last.
Google Street View now ventures into the Amazon.
Google’s core product is now the larger Google, not just search. via
Writer sends open letter to writers of open letters, saying their day is done.
See also: Teddy Wayne’s 2011 letter to writers of open letters, saying day is done.
Eight talking points for addressing young black men about Trayvon Martin and “the potentially fatal condition of being black.”
Analysis of the language of body gestures.
See also: The art of commercial fishing. #photography
Regularly updated gallery of every nipple on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Notes on the real life of Casanova, much more than a frivolous sexual adventurer.
RIP Australian climber Lincoln Hall, man who died twice.
Team of doctors recount the frantic effort to save a soccer player who died for 78 minutes on the field.