April 9, 2013: Afternoon
- Syrian government refuses to allow UN chemical-weapons investigators permission to broaden their mission.
- Ignatius: I was there and I'm here to tell you, Margaret Thatcher opened the door for modern Britain.
- Remembering Thatcher's 1978 appearance on "Desert Island Discs."
- One-fifth of Earth’s fresh water is locked up in Siberia's Lake Baikal, whose ice shines in a stunning turquoise color.
- Pussy Riot member, calling from penal colony, vows to continue political work after finishing two-year sentence.
- Broad study finds brain-training exercises make you better at playing games, but not more intelligent or better at "anything anyone might care about in real life."
- Children routinely approached by malicious strangers on the internet—and they don't tell their parents for fear of losing internet privileges.
- Mattel's new "Mexican Barbie" comes accessorized with chihuahua and immigration papers.
- Photographs of Americans who have unusual relationships with domestic animals.
- Annotations and episode explanations demonstrate why Shark Tank—an investment reality show for white men, with Mark Cuban—is great watching.
- Rejection of Cornish language book starts debate over Amazon.com's role in language extinction.
- Five steps to getting the most out of your tracking devices if you've decided to join the "Quantified Self" movement.
- Related: Man equipped with Fitbit storms Paris, France.
- When Shannon and I created FuriousFit, we weren’t trying to cause nationwide havoc or birth what many are calling the “Race Of Otherman.”
- Brief snippet to remind you that if humanity can produce and celebrate Bach, then humanity can't be all bad.