Headlines from May 2, 2012

Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi sworn in as Burmese parliamentarian.
Fifteen percent of the world’s population convinced the end is near—and within their lifetime.
Pictures compared of New York’s Union Square on May firsts, 1912 and 2012.
The state of our politics is at its worst—and that’s a good thing for democracy. #tmn
Courtney Love loses publicity rights to Kurt Cobain’s image—to her daughter.
Chairs are about status, power, and control—and they suck. #opinions
Saga of the cattle semen industry, and the quest for the perfect milking cow.
Treasure hunter says he’s found bin Laden’s body, but needs $200k to retrieve it.
Kickstarter of the week: The Baffler.
How Vietnam War heroin addicts showed that environment is key to behavior change.
Experimental search engine removes top million sites from the results set.
Tumblr explains how New York Times infographic sausage is made.
Edgar Allen Poe short story predicted the famous Phineas Gage neuroscience case.
Brief history of lyrics that aren’t lyrics. #video
See also: A history of whistling. #video
Everything you need to know about the joy of baking and eating bagels. #tmn
Story of the ridiculously complicated trailer for the new Batman movie.
Nasher museum in Dallas, designed by Piano, besieged by the glare from a neighboring condo tower.
Related: Sarah Hepola on why so few people admit loving Dallas. #tmn
Round-up of cityscapes painted on cardboard.
Toni Morrison’s real name is Chloe Wofford—Toni does the publicity, she says, but Chloe writes the books.
Bill Clinton reviews fourth installment of Robert Caro’s series on Lyndon Johnson.
If you want her in your movie, Hillary Clinton requires her co-star be a Muppet.
There must be an Ozu. It could be one of several. Roger Ebert lists his “greatest films of all time.”
Quick glance at the competition slate for this year’s Cannes film festival.
Trade in developed economies has yet to recover its 2008 level, but imports in developing economies are more than 40% higher than their 2009 low.
Thoughts on why unemployment is so high in South Africa.
Attacks and rebuttals about cheap, quick food being “the single most important advance in human history.”
World’s 50 best restaurants ranked.
In the first Kentucky Derby in 1875, 13 of the 15 jockeys were black; of the first 28 Derby winners, 15 were black.
Notes on the daily lives of real crime-scene technicians.
Join the fun: Contest to win a copy of Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down. #tmn
Related: Detroit, je te knife.