Headlines from October 12, 2012
- Google says no monkey business involved when search for “completely wrong” yields Romney photos.
- Bitterness poisons you and it poisons the people you feed it to. Letter to American liberals.
- Popkey: The Vikings stink—OK, not this year, but it could be tough convincing their fans otherwise. #football
- Math explained behind that last straw applied to the poor camel.
- The big problems with email are not just technical—they’re psychological. Understanding your mind may help you cope better with email.
- On trespassing and other concerns that arise when you fly a drone over your neighbor’s house. #war
- Doctor’s bag for the 21st century includes a pocket ultrasound machine, a PanOptic ophthalmoscope, and an iPad. #health
- Handy test for Reddit users: “Are You on the Internet Right Now?”
- Mom virtually adopts gay teenagers who can’t come out without risking their wellbeing.
- I remember stepping over people sitting in the hall, smoking pot. Marvel Comics, The Untold Story. #excerpts
- The “self-invented” Christopher Kimball, the man behind Cook’s Illustrated and much Vermont lore. #profiles
- NBA guard’s bed can fit “a normal-sized family of five, plus several pets.” #sports
- Horribly written lovesick email answered somewhat horribly. #tmn
- Nobel Peace Prize bestowed on the European Union amid a “growing gulf” between its member nations.
- During last night’s debate, Biden took clear command at times, Ryan didn’t screw up, and both parties got what they needed.
- Round-up of bloggers’ reactions to the veeps, the moderator, the mood.
- Kenyan legislators stymied while trying to award themselves bonuses of $118,000.
- Hy-Brasil was rumoured to be continuously obscured by mist, except for one day every seven years.
- China happy this time around to celebrate a Nobel prize-winning writer, Mo Yan, who’s embraced by the state.
- Four not-entirely-safe-for-work representative passages from Yan’s novels.
- Stories for your lazy Saturday in the TMN Weekender—this week, stories on women and power
- Latest Christoph Niemann column tells a story in potato prints.
- Fashion of the day: Oxford shoes feature soles replaced with 1,050 teeth.
- Andy Warhol’s surf movie, deemed too nice to be any good, to premiere next week.
- Despite illness, James Levine once again to conduct the Met.
- Profile of the “Sub Pop Records of the wine trade”—the man who sells $30 million worth of wine a year over email.
- Inside David Byrne’s office. #photography
- Photos from inside the American Museum of Natural History’s storage vaults. #tmn
- New business buys cancelled weddings and sells them to new couples.