Headlines from October 9, 2012
- How Lincoln became the third candidate in the election.
- I don’t understand how anyone can hold all these beliefs at once. Taking apart Buzz Bissinger’s Romney endorsement.
- Lauren Bans travels to Patriot Camp in central Pennsylvania, where kids are being steeped in Tea Party teachings.
- Bruni: Same-sex marriage probably has a better chance of prevailing by a voter referendum than ever before.
- But don’t ask now / how this would come to be. / Elect me and I’ll answer / on December three. “I Am Paul, Paul I Am.” #tmn
- Britain’s Cabinet Office says Jimmy Savile can’t be stripped of his knighthood over sex abuse scandal.
- Attorney releases the names of nearly 1,900 men expelled from the Boy Scouts for alleged sexual abuse.
- British man sentenced to community service for posting “all soldiers should die and go to hell” on Facebook.
- Australian scientists learn slime can navigate using spatial “memory,” despite having no brain.
- U.S. researchers double efforts to create human sperm from stem cells.
- Famous art vandalizations, from Mona Lisa to a Damien Hirst installation. #history
- Polls find Obama and Romney tied, but Romney voters say they’re more likely to turn out and vote.
- You can channel the extremists, or you can lead your party toward modernity. Notes for conservative thinkers should Romney lose.
- Wealthy French want higher taxes, but not so high as 75% of their income.
- Europeans depend on U.S. might for common defense, and none of Romney’s promises will alter that scenario.
- In the ‘50s, the U.S. Air Force thought flying saucers would be the future of aviation.
- Mexican street markets delineated by red lines in aerial photographs.
- Aerial photographs of pick-up trucks on their way to Mexican jobs. #tmn #photography
- Ode to the the airline baggage tag. via
- Socks available that discourage Gangnam-style dancing.
- For surprise and uniqueness, I am not sure the world currently offers a better dining city than Seoul. Tips on Korean dining.
- “Human flesh search”—seeking out someone’s personal details in pursuit of romance, justice, or vindication in China.
- In Japan, organized crime groups function like corporations, and bosses can be sued by underlings.
- One might wonder whether these books are strictly necessary. Anthropologists on who and what exactly is the asshole.
- London broken down by Pantone.
