Headlines from January 30, 2013

Updated Google Maps of North Korea reveal gulags, nuclear complex.
Related: “North Korea Won’t Be Liberated in a Day” by Mike Deri Smith. #tmn
More of 2012 best nonfiction in Conor Friedersdorf’s annual journalism roundup.
Why Palestine should take Israel to the International Criminal Court for war crimes. #opinions
California budget cuts create backlog of nearly 20,000 felons and mentally ill gun owners yet to be disarmed.
“Long data,” with massive historical sweep, can be more meaningful than big data ever will. #opinions
Kevin Fanning on Facebook: The internet was a pretty magical place to find yourself in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s.
A map of Facebook data depicts the geographic locations of NFL fans across the U.S.
Texan lawmaker files a bill that would require the University of Texas and Texas A&M to renew their annual football game.
Gruyere? Save it for grilled cheese. The right way to build a plate of nachos.
In Paris…my nachos were made from crepes, and smothered in crème fraiche, rosemary and white beans.
Inside the Ghanian suburb that’s produced five world champion boxers.
A lip reader deciphers the profanity-laced conversations between baseball coaches and umpires.
Researchers discover that people are twice as likely to cough during classical music concerts as any other time.
Researchers find British embarrassment over health symptoms is resulting in lower cancer survival rates. #health
See also: Peculiar to Britons, the fear of conversation and other personal contact. #tmn
Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt’s “Oblique Strategies” in motion—pause for your answer. #video
TMN’s Liz Entman Harper on her late-‘80s girlhood dream of becoming a fighter pilot. #tmn
The domestic cat [is] one of the single greatest human-linked threats to wildlife in the nation.
Be our intern: The application deadline is this Friday. #tmn
Brief guide to players, groups, and motivating factors in Mali’s political crisis.
Four issues about “securing the border” that won’t figure in the debate—like increased drug trafficking not leading to “spillover” violence.
Brazil’s nightclub tragedy—230 dead—has some faulting a national culture of leniency and fatalism.
Zimbabwe finance minister says the government has $217 in the bank.
Environmental artist transforms British beaches with a garden rake. #photography
Despite recently hitting “Beyond Index” air-pollution territory, Beijing is merely China’s 21st most polluted city.
Are you a cilantro person? Man found preserved in Brooklyn pickle factory surprised to meet “conceptual artists.” #spoofsandsatire
Group of men has been playing “Tag” for 23 years; being “It” lasts for 11 months of shame.
Astonishing story of one Russian family’s decline after being cut off from humanity for 40 years.
Alexander Chee on exclusive artist colonies, where it’s not just work, booze, sex—it’s also picnic baskets. #longreads #tmn
Artist invents clothing to hide you from drones, makeup to avert face-recognition software.
Studies find helmets on ski slopes protect brains and don’t increase risk-taking, but aren’t popular with beginners or ski patrollers.
Five-year-old practices boxing. #video
One-third of Southerners believe God plays a role in determining which team wins a sporting event. via
Lefty author and football expert offers primer on what’s wrong with the NFL. #tmn
Man in Saudi Arabia pays wife $13,000 so she’ll forgive him for making out with their Ethiopian maid.
“Teenage Girl Blossoming Into Beautiful Object.”