Headlines from March 13, 2013

Tehran wants to sue Hollywood for making films that “propagate fear of Iran throughout the world.”
To protect against bioterrorism, U.S. buys two million doses of a new smallpox vaccine.
Google admits unauthorized data collection during Street View mapping, further fueling Google Glass privacy concerns.
I am willing to spend roughly 15 hours a week as a prisoner of my car. Life as a “megacommuter.” #working
Fifth amendment issues raised over judge’s decision to administer “truth serum” to James Holmes.
Boy Scouts of America poll 1.1 million adult Scouts on whether to overturn gay ban.
Both sides of the Syrian conflict are now recruiting children under the age of 18.
Children around the world pose with their most prized possessions. #photos
Climate change is making Canada look more like America.
Neanderthals died out because their eyes were too big.
Rare film footage of Salinger, Sexton, and other famous authors. #video
Gone Girl and Ivyland face off today in the Tournament of Books. #tob13
Does he go on and on about loving the feel of a real book in his hands? How to spot the homicidal maniac in your book club. #tmn
Man fired after video surfaces of him wrestling a shark while on extended sick leave.
A man who doesn’t take such a chance will never be happy again in his life.
Top security chief says cyber-attacks pose the most dangerous immediate threat to the United States.
Republicans and Democrats’ proposed budget plans aren’t like apples and oranges; they’re apples and bicycles.
Public defender who never stops working explains what it’s like to carry 100 cases at a time. #audio
Window for a two-state solution is rapidly closing, though Israelis remain open to the idea, and Abbas is still a good partner. via
Obituary for Alan Calhamer, inventor of the game “Diplomacy,” and too nice to be any good at it. via
“Regards” communicates something akin to “go to hell.” Implications of various email sign-offs.
See also: What your email’s salutation says about your email’s intentions.
Last year, Taco Bell sold a million Doritos Locos Tacos a day, and hired 15,000 people to handle growth.
Wolff: New York’s food is mostly uniform and trendy, but its restaurant culture is nightmarishly complicated. #opinions
Until Virgin Airlines, it’s as if innovation on the experience of the passenger just stopped in the 1960s. Ideas to improve the flying experience.
Now available: A remote-controlled Japanese toilet on wheels, in case you want the bathroom to come to you.
Videos of amateur musicians being pulled onstage to perform with professionals.
Journalist re-reports and re-writes Bob Woodward book, and finds the facts to be right, but the story to be all wrong. #longreads
Jimmy Fallon offers teenage girls dating advice. #video
Woman decides English is limited compared to communication via animated GIF images from Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race.