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Headlines from March 5, 2013

The overall political views of a district are less important for policymaking than the organized political groups in a district.
Indian woman on 12-year hunger strike against police brutality denies accusations of attempted suicide.
Palestinian workers riot over Israel’s new segregated West Bank bus lines.
With nearly 100 million sharks killed every year, many species are at risk of extinction, researchers warn.
The world’s largest telescope will capture the history of the universe and score lucrative research contracts. #space
For young children, more books don’t equal more words: Re-reading leads to stronger vocabulary acquisition.
Three novels face off in the first match of The Morning News Tournament of Books, presented by NOOK® by Barnes & Noble. #ToB13
TMN’s Robert Birnbaum points to a different kind of March Madness for book lovers: works about insanity.
Yesterday in Britain, a man dressed as Batman apprehended a wanted man—he’s one of many costumed superheroes among us. #video
I want to be famous for the right reasons, for the work I’ve done, and not for some stupid thing that happened to me 40 years ago.
Twice I read that he neither drank nor smoked (untrue), as if abstinence could be the sum total of his religious experience. Remembering Van Cliburn.
TMN’s Clay Risen on beer brewers’ move to larger bottles, which is being met with reluctance by many drinkers.
A Japanese bistro can make a life-size gummy bear version of you.
“The world’s most intense natural color” is produced by an African fruit that actually has no pigment.
South Carolina’s Mark Sanford is running for office again, having learned empathy—for other cheaters.
If Congress doesn’t pass a “Continuing Resolution” by March 27, the government will likely shut down.
Anonymous sources say Pakistan is employing drone strikes against militants and blaming them on Americans.
Newspaper suggests Queen Elizabeth was released from hospital to continue her homicidal plans.
Africa’s economy is not all about commodities—in fact, they’re its biggest threat.
College student explains how popping Adderall—wonder drug of academic high-achievers—swiftly became a nightmare.
Confessions of a teenaged anchorman and budding journalist in a broadcast den of animosity and cocaine.
Michael Jordan at 50 is a man of extreme wealth, deep rage, and—suddenly—nostalgia.
Short, dated documentary on the markets of Britain, “the envy of the world.” #video
I’d really like to know to what degree they’re used in the same way, and to what degree there’s a local nuance. Interview with the inventor of emoji, Shigetaka Kurita.
Thai Buddhists would prefer you to treat Buddha’s image with more respect, first by removing that statue from the dining table.
Literary publishers begin publishing more women after tallies find gender bias.
These days, more often than you’d think, guys are begging off the one thing we women are expecting you to beg for.
Fascinating investigation into whether Beethoven wanted his music performed much faster than modern listeners like. #audio
See also: Corrections for every bad thing ever said about Tallahassee. #tmn