Headlines from October 11, 2012
- Deep in the Republican South, a swath of voters are pro-Obama due in part to plankton.
- “Philadelphians Wear More Sweatpants Than Anybody, Says Study.”
- Muslims in Java seeking their fortune embrace ritual that requires sex with strangers.
- Despite Putin’s aid, his cranes won’t fly—five have resumed being passengers on an airplane.
- Public editor at the Times scolds magazine for giving freelancer another chance after ugly comments.
- Prime Minister of Australia’s sweeping attack on misogyny shows again what American political debate lacks. #video
- Morrissey’s best interviewer may yet be Stephen Colbert. #video
- If you drank in Manhattan in the ‘90s and early aughts, this list of bars to mourn may strike a chord.
- The Fitbit life as experienced in Paris, New York City, Palo Alto, and more.
- Designer Mendelsund talks with author Danielewski about the future of the printed book.
- Jason Pinter on the economics of Lena Dunham’s widely discussed $3.5-million book advance and why they actually make sense.
- Pussy Riot frontwoman released from Moscow jail, but others remain in custody.
- The squirrels and ball-collectors aren’t the only scavengers. On the many ways that golf is more than just a sport.
- Guide to the major techniques, strokes, and absurdities of your first game of golf.
- Brief, accessible guide to the vice-president and his rival in preparation for tonight’s debate.
- Related: Ryan’s appeal and positions reduced to a children’s poem. #tmn
- Obama’s confidence is intact, and as the meme says—which he knows about—“he’s got this.”
- U.S. troops embrace “Gangnam style.” #video
- Gralp would never eat sick people. Paid for by the committee to re-elect Gralp, by Graham T. Beck.
- See also: What your email salutation reveals about your intentions.
- Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker loves the Beatles, but makes a sophisticated case that it’s time to move on.
- Pictures of “the extraordinary engaging in the ordinary,” like Hendrix sleeping with a teddy bear. via
- French woman says the French can do “sophisticated,” yes, but absolutely can’t do “cool.” #opinion
- Former Harvard professor charged Hong Kong couple $2 million to get their sons into Harvard.
- Michelin has produced a legion of miserable gourmands. It is time to kill the Michelin guide.
- Five-hundred-pound man has lost 200 pounds through bicycle racing.
- Speed-reading the most shocking findings from the USADA’s Lance Armstrong Report.
- Photographs from a bike-and-surf trip down the coast of California.
- Stunts performed around Britain on a very expensive bicycle. #video
- The technology, at least, is expansive. New site Art.sy attempts to be Pandora for fine art.
- Trailer for fantastic-looking new film Hitchcock. #video