Headlines from March 10, 2011

Cameroon bans Twitter, affecting almost no one while sending a message of being out of touch.
Chinese journalist/blogger miffed that he, unlike Zuckerberg's dog, can't have a Facebook account.
Finding sneaky, unintentional "rape-friendliness" in Times account of girl's gang rape in Texas.
To find famed British type "the chalet girl," follow Ugg prints in the snow.
Some "combat knitters" wear patches depicting knitting needles crossed like swords over an outline of Afghanistan.
Julianne Moore to play Sarah Palin in HBO film.
Today in the ToB: TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin chooses between crime and comedy.
Fashion and art events hire critical pair the Bumbys to critique attendants' looks.
Not just you: Seems more Americans really are bipolar.
Conservative argument against trains: Europe sucks, plus the numbers don't add up.
China's high-stakes pigeon market gives rise to crime perpetrated by "pigeon mafia."
Detailed diatribe (with pictures) against using glue to bind books.
Former Le Cirque sous-chef offers recipe for supreme pot brownies.
For web geeks: Pinboard's account of the day Delicious users ran for the hills.
New pictures of New Dorp, former Staten Island resort community.
"Hey Jude" rendered in flow chart.
Gadhafi has "tens of billions" in cash in Tripoli to prolong his fight, having laundered many years with the Swiss.
Explanation for the many spellings of Gadhafi.
British and Brazilian correspondents go missing near outskirts of Tripoli.
France becomes first nation to recognize Libyan rebels as state's legitimate government.
Putin's photo-ops suspected of being put-ons after benefit where he sang didn't raise money for sick children.
In Focus round-up of electrifying images from Libya.
Op: Brits may find maniacs who desecrate dead soldiers unpalatable, but freedom of speech trumps fines.
See also: Opposite opinion, as it applies to U.S. and the Westboro Baptist Church.
Buddhism and neuroscience converge on a similar point of view: The way it feels isn't how it is.
France's weekly satirical newspaper, Canard, is profitable and powerful, able to topple a foreign minister.
Newspaper headlines illustrated prior to story being read.
King's controversial hearing on domestic Islamic radicalization begins; some make a link to McCarthyism, and King speaks up.
Profile finds Baylor, and Baylor star Perry Jones, a curious take on one-and-done college basketball culture.
Jones suspended for N.C.A.A. violations-- damaging Baylor far more than his own N.B.A. draft prospects.
King of one-and-done, Calipari now "less self-centered," though still battling stink of sleaze.