12 May 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 12 May 2010 Now that the timing's better, Israel to resume razing Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem. British politics explainer for Americans; no mention of the Soap Hat, queerly. See also: The six books of the Lib-Con movement. Erroll Morris: Journalism is an obsession; it's about pursuing stories beyond common sense. "Mozart effect," staple of pop psychology, declared null and void. Op: The founding fathers worried about the tyranny of the majority; a majority that ignores science is dangerous. Editors blame 99-year-old error in the Oxford English Dictionary on non-scientist editors. People complaining about revisions to Facebook tend to be over 35. Why Americans get confused in Japan, yet experience Russians as rude (the difference between "askers" and "guessers"). Vision scientists award illusion prize to Japanese mathematician (see video). Studies illuminate "sad positive feedback loop" of how government-run lotteries help keep poor people poor. Op: Fast-food marketing ploys are soft porn compared to American diners' hardcore gluttony. The making of N.W.A.'s first album cover. Jurors acquit man accused of stealing from Amanda Peet for lack of evidence, and because Peet isn't famous enough. Contemplating their influence, America's poets are buried alive. See also: We're all poets now. Slideshow of the world's ugliest statues.
