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Headlines from April 13, 2012

Newark mayor, amateur superhero Cory Booker rescues neighbors from burning houses.
During the 2010 snowpocalypse, Booker and his staff were ready with shovels.
Escalators and stairs are, it turns out, problem points. The psychology of walking.
Since eventually the lands of Earth will be subsumed by the rising tides of the planet, it is imperative we learn to live completely underwater.
Arguments for what is and is not yoga.
I know only one person who loves working in Word: my 4-year-old. Microsoft Word, ubiquitous and useless.
In a digital world, it’s easier to overhear words that were never meant for us: the accidental globalization of hate speech.
Some years from now, at a funeral with a slide show, only one person will be able to say who we were. Then no one will know.
It shouldn’t lead to drinking all night. The subversive charm of day drinking.
How to use leftover turkey, tips from F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Videos for lunch from TMN’s Mike Deri Smith.
A short history of secret languages and the fear they create in those who don’t comprehend.
Unlike past rocket failures, this time North Korea did not maintain its launch was a success.
Researchers find “manipulating” past memories of drug use can help addicts avoid relapse.
As alternative medicine continues to come under fire from conventional physicians, some hope to combine the benefits of both.
Q&A with Nobel-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel on Klimt, female sexuality, and autism.
When sane people check themselves into asylums, the doctors can’t tell the difference.
Things they don’t tell you when you check yourself into a mental hospital. #tmn
Kanye West redeemed his career by tapping into his true talents, none of which are apologizing.
Jack White used to sell upholstery and now wants to sell men’s hats.
CafePress finds out which candidates are winning in the contest of political merch sales.
From replica deck chairs to QVC fragrances, the Titanic anniversary has meant big, albeit fleeting, business.
I like nonfiction books about people with wretched lives. David Sedaris’s reading habits.
Medium-size article about the history of long reads.
Why birds in destroyed Chernobyl are singing more than ever.