Headlines from November 20, 2012

Republicans aren’t ready to forgive Chris Christie for his post-Sandy embrace of Obama.
Veterans with PTSD seek the help of a South Carolina couple who are finding success with MDMA treatment. #drugs
Thieves with power saws steal, deface ancient California cliff carvings.
Amid controversy over bias toward the oil and gas industry, SUNY shuts down tracking institute.
A wide range of targets is well illuminated. Why there won’t be a “cyber Pearl Harbor.” #opinions
A fertility doctor is under fire for hatching a plan to split a single batch of embryos among several patients.
Paul Ford’s adventures in IVF: “I was skeptical but did not say so. At least it was a plan.” #tmn
A throwback for Thanksgiving nonconformists: Serve eel. #video
Make a trip today for your secret holiday stash. “How to Cook Thanksgiving Dinner” by Leslie Harpold. #tmn
New York Times photographer explains how he shot this year’s “steamy turkey.”
Think about this when you’re carving your Thanksgiving bird: How to eat a triceratops.
The rotten science of why we’re never getting hoverboards.
Simpsons producer talks about how the Beatles helped create modern animation.
Brain scans reveal the prefrontal cortex changes that occur while freestyle rapping.
With the Twinkie’s future in question, chemistry teachers wonder how they’ll teach the triple point of baked goods.
As I watched him die, I felt it all as these sharp fragments. Bryan Cranston revisits the Upper West Side.
A new study shows humans are more likely to die in the late morning, specifically around 11 a.m.
Propaganda has been a part of every war; in Israel vs. Hamas, Instagram lets amateurs in on the action.
Egypt, Israel, Hamas close to reaching ceasefire deal.
Big pictures from a weekend of violent exchanges between Israel and Gaza.
Anderson Cooper is never too busy for a good burn on Twitter.
The Obama coalition is in large part a response to fear instead of, or as well as, hope. But that’s OK. #opinions
Physicists search for wimps underground in Italy.
The internet is my doctor. Construction worker shares tips on how to survive without health insurance.
Belgium rents space for its inmates in Dutch jails, patrolled by Dutch corrections guards.
Protecting U.S. officials overseas hampers their ability to advance the national interest. #opinions
Pictures of the typography of great American cars. #photography
Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann, and their daughters on making a movie based on family squabbles.
Peter Jackson denies animal deaths on Hobbit set, including that of miniature horse named Rainbow.
New Radiolab episode on inheritence for your holiday travels. #audio
For crime readers: BBC4’s terrific “Foreign Bodies” podcast—a history of modern Europe through literary detectives. #audio
Economist blogger bets a bottle of beer that China’s economy will crash.
In case you’ve noticed your Becks, Budweiser, and Goose Island beer tasting worse, here’s why.