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Headlines from April 12, 2012
- A prisoner of the Taliban for the past three years, American POW Bowe Bergdahl has been largely forgotten.
- Kinkade may be synonymous with kitsch, but he’s not so different from Hirst. #opinions
- Research suggests work is killing us slowly, though being unemployed is worse.
- Alain de Botton: “I am an atheist, but a gentle one.”
- Uzbekistan may be running a secret program to sterilize women without their consent.
- Best Buy CEO steps down following internal investigation into unspecified “personal conduct.”
- White teenager pleads guilty to murder and hate crime—his black friends maintain he’s no racist.
- Inside America’s juvenile justice infrastructure. #photos
- Blind marathoner gives running partner new insight.
- Draw Something masterpiece collection.
- Snoop Dogg releases book of his lyrics printed on rolling papers.
- Fictional character birthday calendar.
- After a campaign spent pandering to conservative ideals, Romney tries to win back women voters.
- Romney has a Gore problem—people tend to describe both using robot metaphors.
- North Korea flouts international pressure, moves forward with plans to launch a weather satellite.
- What not to do if your child is kidnapped, but you still want to claim them as a dependent on your tax return. #tmn
- FDA to require farmers, ranchers to have a prescription before feeding antibiotics to livestock.
- Who doesn’t need a leather vest? A book advance, remembered.
- Bored on long flights, artist adorns herself with toilet paper and takes self-portraits in the lavatory. #photos
- Throughout New York City, relics from the Titanic disaster can still be found.
- The first three months of 2012 have been the warmest on record in the U.S.
- Astronomers discover the process by which dying stars release material that becomes future planets.
- Who is this man, and how did his ass take over the internet? The history of Goatse. #sfw