April 24, 2013: Morning
- Hundreds remain trapped after an eight-story building collapses in Bangladesh, killing at least 76.
- In the case of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, "it may be impossible to disentangle the psychological demons from political motives."
- List of "mystifying things" performed by the Tsarnaev brothers while killing three people and injuring 282 others in Boston.
- From a list of things to love about Chechens: They have the cleanest shoes on the planet.
- France becomes 14th and the largest country to legalize gay marriage, resulting in violent clashes between protesters and police.
- Bon Appétit launches series investigating influence of Freemasons in the upper realms of French cuisine, including a private Freemasons guide to restaurants.
- Oldie but goodie: Paris apartment opened after 70 years of going untouched.
- Photographs of the polygonal French capital from 1950-1972, as shot from a single-engine army plane.
- From 2009 to 2011, the average wealth of America’s richest 7% rose nearly 30%; the average wealth of America’s remaining 93% dropped by 4%.
- The Democratic primary to replace Baucus will be a fascinating litmus test for the liberal coalition after the failure of gun control.
- "Nation Starting to Realize New Era of American Innovation Never Gonna Happen."
- Report from the Dallas Art Fair finds efforts pandering to local moneyed collectors.
- Bluebonnet season in Texas means hillsides are dotted with "little baby butt prints."
- Campaign commences to praise dog-painter, former president, torturer-in-chief George W. Bush.
- Studies into the behavioral habits of procrastinators finds strong link between procrastination and problematic internet use.
- Related to the above: Crippled goldfish can swim thanks to homemade life jacket.
- Writer remembers gentlemen she would regret sleeping with were it not for the music they gave her.
- Radiohead's Thom Yorke dismisses 90% of current DJ culture, but praises the scene around LA's Low End Theory.