Headlines from October 16, 2012
- Four years from now, Texas is going to be a so-called blue state. Reading the tea leaves, Jeb Bush is unsure what his future holds.
- Libertarian Gary Johnson could be a Romney spoiler—Republicans are doing everything they can to keep him off the ballots.
- A Bronx man who looks like Obama was high-fived on the street after bin Laden was killed. #video
- Obama’s answer was an airless civics lesson. Why we shouldn’t be surprised Obama is falling behind.
- When college football coaches change jobs, they leave behind some of the biggest, most extravagant homes in town.
- We don’t actually hate Mondays, no matter how much we complain about them.
- You did give me a rejection slip, although I must say it wasn’t as nice as the one I got from The Atlantic. The Paris Review meets William Kennedy, 1984-88.
- Related: A writer rejects a lit mag’s rejection. #tmn
- “How Things Fell Apart,” from Chinua Achebe’s new memoir. #excerpts
- TMN’s Jessica Francis Kane dives into a Penelope Fitzgerald sentence. #writing
- Aristotle’s thought it was a pump—our weird ideas about what brains are.
- Beyond “real fashion guys,” few believe pleats will ever return to men’s pants.
- The curse of the James Bond theme: Despite grabbing top names, rarely do the songs reach the charts.
- British producer Shitmat is remixing every UK no. 1 single of the past 60 years. #audio
- In our latest TMN Gallery: maritime paintings from the 18th century to the present day. #tmn
- Clinton says she’s ultimately responsible for the safety of U.S. diplomats—dumping further hay on the pile.
- Color-coded guide to Angela Merkel’s blazers.
- Study finds you can judge 90% of a stranger’s personal characteristics by looking at their shoes.
- America’s suits have gone silent in politics—backing Romney, but betting that Obama will win.
- Twenty-one page “memorandum of understanding” between the two campaigns and the Commission on Presidential Debates.
- Cheat-sheat for would-be presidential debaters: price of milk, price of bread.
- Researchers find vernacular differences between “black” and “white” American Sign Language.
- Unless we return to political arrangement we will all fry. Need a bridge back. Never-seen notes from Kennedy’s strategy sessions during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- Tensions between Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane flare again. #video
- Aesthetic and historical background behind “seasonal consciousness” in Japan.
- Paglia makes a flimsy case for George Lucas as “the greatest artist of our time.” #opinions
- Radio operators, artists, and NASA are constantly bothering the moon—can’t they just leave the poor moon in peace?
- Drawings of tiny post offices found during cross-country travels.
- Reason to ride America’s trains: escape the internet and enter a K-hole of bliss. #tmn