Thursday, September 2, 2010
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Headlines for Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Afternoon Edition
Op: When caught, drunk drivers can expect jail time—let’s set that precedent for reckless CEOs.
An inquiry into human fairness, and why its pursuit causes so much anger.
“We are the originators, we invented the game.” U.S. rules, visas block Iroquois lacrosse team’s travel to the world championships.
“Hyperlinked” medieval texts suggest multitasking is not a modern development.
Why your belly button’s location may determine your athletic skill.
Superstitions can boost self-esteem and increase performance.
Throwback: Non-Expert Clay Risen advises a reader on the most effective superstitions.
San Francisco considers a pet ban to stop people from buying guinea pigs.
How Google Maps and Google Earth are redrawing social and political lines—sometimes by accident.
Writer investigates the appearance of Muhammad’s three-foot-long footprint in Pakistan.
On screen, Cary Grant and his clothes control all space—and sexualize whatever invades it.
The colon is quickly regaining popularity, thanks to its latest usage: the jumper colon.
Pekar…wasn’t afraid to complain about the many things he hated. Stuff Harvey Pekar liked.
Morning Edition
Only 28,000 of 1.5 million displaced Haitians have moved into new homes.
First-person account from one of Sunday’s attacks in Uganda.
Military rule 2.0: Now that the Cold War’s over, militaries achieve coups behind the scenes.
Over the last ten years, I’ve watched Zimbabwe become a country honey-combed with silence.
Total of bribes paid by Afghans in 2009: roughly $1 billion, almost double the amount in 2007.
British politician Mark Reckless apologizes for being too drunk to vote.
Slideshow: Collector buys signs from homeless people.
The greatest invention of the 19th century was the invention of the method of invention. Why ideas have sex.
Story behind the only perfect guess on The Price Is Right, and whether it was too good to be true.
Scientists suspect collider has found the god particle.
See also: Ten-step survival guide in case you’ve swallowed the god particle.
Chromoscope: View the distant universe in a range of wavelengths.
Twirdie: Golf game where you guess what’s currently popular on Twitter.
TODAY’S FEATURE
The Hot Jam of Forever
Each summer, certain songs are unofficially recognized as those that fill dance floors, roll down windows, and in general get this party started. Our STAFF AND READERS recall the best music from their best summers.TMN TALKS
Maya Goodwin & Jocelyn Greer
Maya Goodwin is an anthropology major, and Jocelyn Greer is an English major with a journalism track. Together, they are the Princeton students behind...OUR MAN IN BOSTON
Late Summer Hodge Podge
New books: Paul Muldoon and Nat Hentoff; Pamela Geller and Chalmers Johnson; Dago Gilb and Simon Van Booys; and James Baldwin. All present.TMN MERCH
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