27 January 2011: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Despite media reports, it's not really possible for a government to block Twitter.
Dubai's unihabited islands, developed for millionaires, gradually falling back into the sea.
Pictures to prove that yes, world, there are grocery stores in Detroit.
Sometimes you can't believe this is Kampala. Ugandans rage against capital city's notorious potholes
Superstreets--those that prevent left turns--proved to reduce accidents and travel time.
"Growbots"--robots that mimic babies.
Familiar questions about shootings go unanswered due to N.R.A. blocking research.
Background on 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy who may be tried as an adult for murder.
As of last night, 18 of Sweden's 20 wolves to be killed had been shot.
Charlie Louvin, remaining half of country music's great Louvin Brothers, dies at 83 (see songs).
Yo: Last day to vote for the 2011 Tournament of Books Zombie Round.
"Simple" 2,500-word essay on how to properly identify passive voice.
MoMA "acquires" 23 modern typefaces.
Designer Jonathan Hoefler: How do we establish a typeface's insurance value?
Microsoft 1978 staff photo proves mustaches and stock options are awesome.
There's always been some amount of neurological disconnect. Genius answers from a Genius Bar.
Real things comic shoppers said rendered into comics.
Short fiction for the commute: Bilal Tanweer's "After That, We Are Ignorant."