Headlines from November 21, 2014

Darren Wilson decision could come today—law enforcement has 48 hours to prep before a public announcement.
After Obama’s aggressive defense of immigrants, GOP must keep Latino electorate in mind—or risk losing the demographic.
Japan is in a depression, driven primarily by its quickly shrinking population.
Politicians ponder uses of 90-minute DNA test, which could dent backlogs—or become an instrument of government overreach.
Sportswriter struggles to understand baseball’s relationship with—and his feelings toward—the rapist who still pitches for a AAA team. #longreads
A quick web search for “Alexey Pajitnov” brings up pages of articles and interviews that fixate only on his creation of Tetris.
Brazilian transpeople rely on Panjuba’, a “cryptolect” composed of Yoruba and Portuguese.
Sound artists explain how they made Interstellar—for example, by picking up an airplane wing with a forklift. #video
Related: A Foley artist finishes his horror movie script. #tmn
Part of the Venmo experience is the continuous scroll of your friends’ microeconomic activity as told through droll synopsis, inside jokes, and emoji.
The East Asian practice of wearing surgical masks in public has its precedents throughout the 20th century.
For a profession locked in a perpetual psychodrama with Facebook, I think journalism underestimates Facebook.
How our passwords can be keepsakes of our subconscious, or sometimes clues to stories buried deep within.
See also: An illustrated history of the password’s past and future. #tmn
Climate change means the end of wine as we know it—only the biggest growers will have the resources to protect, modify, or relocate. #longreads
Why you shouldn’t rake leaves: Your yard’s wildlife needs them for a healthy habitat.