Headlines from February 26, 2013
- Dozens of prominent Republicans…have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry.
- What really happened to William Sparkman Jr., the census worker whose body was found hanged in a Kentucky cemetery in 2009. #longreads
- With a local economy that continues to spiral downward, a state takeover of Detroit looks more likely.
- News headlines that seem like it should be from The Onion but aren’t.
- Introduced in the late 1960s, flower-flavored PEZ was designed to appeal to the hippie generation. Ten foods that (thankfully) flopped.
- The New England Journal of Medicine no longer recommends low-fat diets for those at risk for cardiovascular disease.
- Related: Leah Finnegan chronicles the diets of others. #tmn
- Scientists accidentally discover a super-efficient, biodegradable battery. #video
- Discovered: An underwater prehistoric continent named Mauritia.
- Ben Schott explains how a movie billing block—all those names at the bottom of a poster—is constructed.
- “The Stand-In” by TMN’s Jessica Francis Kane in the story of the week at Narrative magazine.
- This week in the TMN Galleries: caves as tourist attractions. #tmn
- In talking to Seth about his sense of humor, I asked him about his penchant for making fun of those not like him.
- Iran slams Argo Oscar win, calling it an “advertisement for the CIA.”
- Nine years after a group of Brits tried to swing Ohio in his favor, Kerry begins his first tour as Secretary of State in London.
- BMW raises the minimum average age of workers at a plant, setting the stage for an era of delayed retirement. #working
- Germany investigates 150 farms that allegedly mislabeled eggs as organic. #food
- Picking up the Bowie musical references on the new Bowie album. #music
- Also: Bowie releases a video for his new single, “The Stars Are Out Tonight.”
- Why men are profiled in the Books section while women are in Style: The latter originated as the “Women’s Page.”
- After spending two years at San Quentin for assault, Col. Griffith J. Griffith decided to gift Los Angeles with an observatory.
- Sleeping less than six hours a night several nights in a row can disrupt gene function.
- Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies, age 96.
- Gorillas playing in leaves. #video