Headlines from June 9, 2009

Winning votes in Lebanon takes money and fear, though not exactly thievery.
Op: A little honesty about what Supreme Court justices actually do would be helpful.
Airlines predict $9 billion global loss, a mixed blessing for customers.
Conservationists struggle to keep squatters from building homes inside India's centuries-old monuments.
Europe's pejorative view of America comes from a skewed vision of itself.
Gallery of abandoned bunkers in France.
Reagan's myth is still young to be assessed, but his supporters refuse to tolerate criticism.
Brief case study from Nixon's last days on how press releases can be employed to game the press.
Talk of tacos, "snoutbreak," and what draws certain North Americans south to Mexico.
I tell the girls, be like Khadija! Hamas offers Gaza-based matchmaking service.
Magazine editors discuss which magazines they'd like to see revived.
Worth remembering: Hours can be lost in the halls of the Museum of Online Museums.
Mind wandering can be an important mental strategy, but it's most helpful when we're still able to notice that our mind is wandering.
Origins of the "Far East" musical cliché (di-di-di-di da da do do dah).
With murky implications, Supreme Court blocks Chrysler's sale to Fiat, a delay that may put the automaker out of business.
Making eco-friendly strides, Amsterdam offers to finance citizens' purchases of efficient light bulbs and household wind turbines.
The last time I drove across America was when I moved to L.A. from New York in September, just before the economy tanked and sent me into a scramble.
Op: Gen. McChrystal's "redefinition of American effectiveness" reflects Obama's new, realistic Afghanistan strategy.
TMN's Mike Smith spends a week adhering to McChrystal's spartan diet.
Jacques Pepin's diet includes--but is not limited to--red caviar, asparagus, and corn flakes.
"It's hard to see how they could force people to fight." How warfare may have driven the evolution of altruism.
Obama myth-making shows little sign of abating--an explainer on the second wave presents those responsible, where the facts are.
Except she needs the shoes to find the man, to have the wedding, to have that baby. Choire Sicha reviews The Hangover.
Early childhood expert tries to sort through Bratz, Miley Cyrus, and the sexualization of 5 to 11-year-old "tweenagers."
An inspection of Twitter users who post once and never return reveals thousands who don't want to talk about their sandwiches.
What Twitter would look like if it asked you what you were really doing.
Language crowdpeeving thrives online, but linguistic fundamentalism has been forced to concede a little ground.
Related: Which begs the question, which Non-Expert Eric Feezell answers.