26 October 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 26 Oct 2010 House and Senate candidates on their way to surpassing $2 billion in spending for the first time. U.S. now ranks between Qatar and Uruguay on Corruption Perception index, based on lessening political transparency. Rhode Island Democratic nominee for governor defends telling Obama to "really shove" the endorsement he didn't receive. Surveying 10 close statewide races. Ozzy Osbourne's full genome sequenced, found to have high levels of Neanderthal DNA. Prarie dogs chirp a grammar of color, shapes, and sizes. Op: To be happier, having a sister is less important than mucho chatter. New Kama Sutra English translation omits chapter on joys of sex work. From the attic: Jil Wheeler reports on India's newspaper sex columns. "I got, like, a very distinct look," says Paul "DJ Pauly D" DelVecchio. Jersey Shore costumes this year's Halloween bestseller. Mary Roach follows daredevil Felix Baumgartner on quest to fall at sound speed. Pop-sci: Falling in love takes only about a fifth of a second, and is mostly a cognitive function. Reelsoundtrack blog helps identify every song in current movies. Metafilter mourns news that the Sony Walkman is officially dead.
