Headlines from January 3, 2013
- I’m happy to play the rest of life by ear. After nearly 30 years in the House, Rep. Gary L. Ackerman heads home.
- Once thought to be eradicated, tuberculosis—now drug-resistant—is on a frighteningly sharp rise in the former Soviet bloc. #health
- How free-market renegades fighting the “maple wars” stole six million pounds of maple syrup. #longreads
- A city that loves its buffets and banquets, Hong Kong dumped 3,600 tons of food waste a day in 2011.
- New York City housing project residents find little support in their efforts to go green.
- To reduce waste and promote tap water, the city of Concord bans sales of bottled water less than one liter.
- Authors find a new way to make money: selling personal junk that could one day be treasured artifacts.
- In 1945…Shuster encountered a young man who looked exactly like the Superman character as he imagined him.
- Neil Armstrong’s family says he prepared the “one small step” speech months before he set foot on the moon.
- Patrick Ambrose looks for answers to ‘50s crooner Johnny Ace’s mysterious death—was it an accidental suicide or foul play? #tmn
- Van Halen’s 1982 tour-provisions rider. The New Yorker‘s list of the 100 best lists of all time.
- Retailers and now lawyers profit off “Keep Calm and Carry On,” as the copyright skirmish continues.
- Among the latest phrases banished from the Queen’s English: “spoiler alert,” “fiscal cliff,” and “bucket list.” #language
- After the wettest year in England’s record history, the rain forecast for 2013 is stable once more. #weather
- New Year’s Eve fireworks in reverse. #video
- As fighting continues, new UN report says 60,000 have been killed in Syria’s war.
- Chris Brown punches a camel, then an anthill, then a wind farm. Predictions for events in 2013.
- Four hundred and nine people have been killed by guns in the U.S. since Newtown.
- In case you heard about the LAPD buying back rocket launchers, it turns out they were punked.
- More than 80 percent of Chicago’s homicides took place last year in only about half of its 23 police districts.
- New York City’s felony rate for 2012 was raised by iPhone thefts, otherwise it would be lower.
- Linguists tackle the grammatical tricks of shooting dead people.
- Indonesian city bans women from straddling motorcycles, saying it violates Islamic values.
- You can drive all over Europe without once seeing a rear-window sticker reading CHRIST CHURCH or UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS.
- Photographs of London bus stops that resemble Renaissance tableaus. #tmn
- Infinities come in all shapes and sizes—“flat infinities, hunchback infinities, bubbling infinities, hyperboloid infinities.”
- By 87 degrees you’ve lost the ability to recognize a familiar face, should one suddenly appear from the woods. What it’s like to freeze to death.
- Writers offer literary resolutions for 2012, like wearing sunscreen while researching nudism.
- Sports Illustrated’s 100 greatest sports photographs of all time.
- Ten objects that prove 3D printing will change the world, including rocket-ship espresso cups.
- How to cook your Sunday night meals: Crowdsource tips from Facebook friends.
- Analyzing exactly what people shopped for in ancient Rome besides dildoes.
- Data from 2012 shows growth in e-book sales has slowed substantially, but print sales are holding up pretty well.
- Man carefully erases himself from his own pictures. via #photography