Headlines from September 13, 2012

On the hunt for the director of Innocence of Muslims: He’s not an Israeli Jew; he’s a California felon using a pseudonym.
Trailer for the absurd Innocence of Muslims. #video
This is not simply a matter of “politicizing” tragedy; often, tragedy is political, and it is more than fair to recognize that.
Reagan and Bush refused to criticize Carter’s handling of the Iran hostage crisis from the campaign trail. #politics
Why conservatives are frustrated with Romney.
“None of the above” should be an option on U.S. election ballots. #opinions
A single Facebook message led to an additional 342,000 votes in the 2010 U.S. election.
How SEAL Team 6 sleeps: frequent use of Ambien.
No matter how good your record has been, it’s a new roll of the dice. Ask a hostage negotiator.
A new study finds by the time overweight children turn 10, they consume fewer calories than their peers. #health
On the gender gap in athletics, and why some people throw like a girl. #sports
Sportswear companies battle for patent control of pair of yoga pants.
Man attempting to board New Delhi flight caught with a seven-inch loris monkey hidden in his underwear. #animals
Every culture invents its own method and its own system of reasoning. Why I’m studying Sanskrit.
In a letter to his son, Ted Hughes talks about the child that lives within each of us.
Researchers administer Austen-reading patients MRIs to learn about science of reading.
Live tweets from an LSD trip.
The researcher who flouted the U.S. government’s ban on medical studies of the effects of LSD. #tmn
They had no budget, it was foie gras and Kobe steaks every day. The life of a tech company chef. #profiles
Libya attacks were likely premeditated as retaliation for drone strikes—not a spontaneous reaction to a movie.
Protesters storm grounds of U.S. embassy in Yemen.
Income gap is the widest in 40 years: poverty rate at 20-year high, fewer uninsured, rich richer.
Obituary by friend of diplomat Sean Smith, killed in Libya—an extraordinary video-gaming diplomat.
Tepid Egyptian response to fourth embassy assault displeases U.S., may profoundly affect the region.
Syrian rebel group in Homs kills foreign jihadist leader, fearing an Islamist leader worse than Assad.
In Libya, Tunisia, Syria, ultraconservative Salafi movement threatens gains, but is fragmented.
Plans to stage perma-film festival using famed video collection went awry amid Sicilian odyssey. #longreads
State Dept. wants to rebrand U.S. food abroad with celebrity chef diplomacy, ignoring foodie imperialism. #opinion
With man-machine chess war over, tech cheats threaten honor, future of the game.
New albums by The xx and Jens Lekman make the case that breakups can be angst-free.