Headlines from July 31, 2012
- If you live in America, you are four times more likely to be murdered than if you live in Britain.
- Obama’s winning on messages, but Romney’s talking points are Americans’ hot-button issues, Gallup shows.
- It does not describe how the singer constructed songs, but how he reacted to being spurned by beautiful women. Jonah Lehrer’s deceptions.
- The 2012 Olympics gold medals are mostly silver, silver medals are actually sterling silver, bronze metals are copper.
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- Iraq invented boxing, Sweden introduced rhythmic gymnastics, yet both struggle at the sports they created.
- Bill Simmons falls for women’s handball.
- Social media addicts take up new habits to avoid Olympics spoilers due to NBC’s time delay.
- I don’t want to meet the Assads, and they don’t want to meet a Jew. Behind the infamous Vogue profile of Syria’s first lady.
- Study of shipwreck mortality finds that until the Titanic, “women and children first” was largely a myth.
- Inside Dubai’s Museum of Women.
- I definitely had the feeling I’d be appalled. Portraits of trophy-hunting tourists in Africa.
- Toilet paper has come a long way since its origins in 14th-century China. #history
- Clichés were easily reinforced. Texan BBQ aficionado visits Manhattan’s Hill Country.
- A species of termite in French Guiana defends against attackers with exploding bugs packed with toxic crystals. #nature
- We will be glad to consider your “idea.” Vintage motivational posters.
- 600 million without power in India.
- Daily life becomes a tale of survival as Aleppo fight continues in Syria, sparking a refugee crisis.
- Syrian rebels explain why they left the Free Syrian Army to fight with al Qaeda against Assad.
- I see fathers with mothers, I see kids playing soccer. Drone pilots talk about their day job.
- Promises of free expression made during Beijing 2008 completely ignored by China and the IOC.
- Protests in Hong Kong at school partriotism lessons with elite costly schools exempt.
- Performance of swimmer Yi Shiwen called “disturbing” and “not believable” by world’s top coach.
- How Speedo developed a new swimsuit after record-breaker suit banned post-Beijing.
- Shark scientists don’t want to talk about shark sex because it reinforces brutal perception of sharks.
- NASA hopes to land a $2.5 billion rover on Mars on Monday, in search of the building blocks of life.
- The fax remains a vital business tool in Japan due to an aging population, ability to convey personality.
- After a Red Sox outfielder is abused by a police officer, details on how “Monday” became a racial slur.