Headlines from March 28, 2012

The war not seen on TV: 2011’s best pictures from official military photographers.
Ronald Reagan: Our first black president? Nine headlines from Conservative Teen magazine.
Afghan parents disguise girls as boys to “complete” the family and send to work.
Pictures of teen girls paired with like adult male-to-female transsexuals.
Jeff Koons proposes hanging a train above New York’s High Line.
Navajos and National Park Service to fight over giving the Grand Canyon a tram.
In single-instance exception, government gives same-sex partner health benefits to federal employee.
Man in Japan obtains injunction ordering Google to stop associating his name with crime.
Terrific diary on life in Syria.
Chinese workers building your iPad “represent the largest migration in human history”—oh, and don’t feel bad, despite what Daisey said.
Hillary and Norgay’s climbing gear compared to that of today’s mountaineers.
Study claims 75% of Warcraft players are dating another player; of those, 75% traveled over 100 miles to meet.
Super-fan of R.E.M. didn’t tell Mike Mills about his fandom.
Only three days left in #TheRooster! Zombie Round begins today!
One month later, a reminder that the Trayvon Martin case isn’t about hoodies, extremists, or Rivera.
Poll finds 55 percent of Americans were unaware of last week’s Etch a Sketch incident.
Santorum and Gingrich don’t contest supporters who say the President is Muslim.
Support for the war in Afghanistan drops sharply.
The face must be visible. And the photos must show you as the passive partner. Turkish army requirements to establish homosexuality.
Profile of a New York super-foodie finds criteria for defining new breed of young urban obsessives.
Brief history of recent restaurants’ naming techniques.
Related trend in publishing and media: titling something with someone’s daughter.
Drinking a can of soda is equivalent to consuming two Cadbury eggs.
Short films about a ham man. #video
See also: Short documentary about a toy maker.
Ian McEwan on the concept of originality in art and science when everyone’s sitting on giants’ shoulders.
Interactive transcript from yesterday’s health care debate.
MIT economist defends the individual mandate as the most sensible, cost-effective, and just approach.
Fantastic: R. Crumb talks about other people.