Headlines from May 12, 2010

Now that the timing's better, Israel to resume razing Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem.
British politics explainer for Americans; no mention of the Soap Hat, queerly.
See also: The six books of the Lib-Con movement.
Erroll Morris: Journalism is an obsession; it's about pursuing stories beyond common sense.
"Mozart effect," staple of pop psychology, declared null and void.
Op: The founding fathers worried about the tyranny of the majority; a majority that ignores science is dangerous.
Editors blame 99-year-old error in the Oxford English Dictionary on non-scientist editors.
People complaining about revisions to Facebook tend to be over 35.
Why Americans get confused in Japan, yet experience Russians as rude (the difference between "askers" and "guessers").
Vision scientists award illusion prize to Japanese mathematician (see video).
Studies illuminate "sad positive feedback loop" of how government-run lotteries help keep poor people poor.
Op: Fast-food marketing ploys are soft porn compared to American diners' hardcore gluttony.
The making of N.W.A.'s first album cover.
Jurors acquit man accused of stealing from Amanda Peet for lack of evidence, and because Peet isn't famous enough.
Contemplating their influence, America's poets are buried alive.
See also: We're all poets now.
Slideshow of the world's ugliest statues.
Goodyear is unsure what to do with 50 scale models of its factories; to embrace the future, it may have to shed its past.
Unknown chemicals used in oil spill cleanup could be more harmful than the oil spill.
What's the most ecologically friendly brand of gas station to frequent on a road trip?
How to save the news: Google unmasks itself to reveal publishing's white knight.
With real snakes in the boardroom, the beleaguered, besmirched Washington Times may be past saving.
With Democrats in power, conservatives turn to investigative journalism to keep government in check.
Working more than 10 hours a day increases chances of heart problems by 60%.
Elvis is a guy who knows trouble--or, at least, how to spell it. Songs with spelled-out words.
Study confirms people cope better with breakups when they hate their exes.
Each morning...employees at the Soho store practice working the Uniqlo Way, doing what they call "The Behaviors."
How toying with jurors' emotions can bias the analysis of evidence and verdict.
Photos from inside the Seed Cathedral at the Shanghai World Expo.
Compare cell size and scale as you zoom from a coffee bean to a carbon atom.