Headlines from July 12, 2010

The Haitian government hasn't received the money it was promised by the donors. Haiti, six months later.
Studies find computers don't make good on their educational promise, even when placed in low-income households.
An inquiry into our information glut and why facts are useless in creating informed voters.
Un(gas)masking the subject of a now-iconic Earth Day photo.
"There were a lot of men in my life, just as I had wished." Harvard tracks down three of its '60s-era dropouts.
History of baseball cards: from early fad to nearly worthless today.
Also: TMN's Robert Birnbaum suggests the best baseball books.
Chess will serve as [an] effective means of communication between countries with different economic, political, ideological, and religious systems.
Researchers find complicated environments equip mice for fighting off cancer.
Tell a child she shouldn't read American Psycho, and you'll only make her want to read it more.
A look back at the ebb and glow of New York's lampposts.
From the attic: Clay Risen tracks down the city's bishop's crooks.
A look back at Muppet bands.
Police blame Somalia's al-Shabab militants for World Cup-timed attacks that killed 64 in Uganda.
Trade numbers mean one Russian spy is worth 2.5 American spies.
John le Carré on the swap: "Once upon a time spies had motives."
King James's move to Miami was a gambit long-held by James, Bosh, Wade, and Riley.
British ambassador mourns passing of Hezbollah's spiritual leader; after "mature consideration," mourning cancelled.
Visit to Mleeta, Hezbollah's resistance-themed tourist park.
Hot cop in Dolce & Gabbanas busts mafioso wearing a Steve McQueen T-shirt.
By nature, we are drawn toward cured meats. Life lessons derived from Osama bin Laden and Thomas Friedman.
Elderly wealthy Americans fear dying after January in case their heirs get hit with a stiff tax bill.
Inventor of the vuvuzela, with no patent and nine children, still hopes everyone gets to play his horn.
Feeling nicked by "innovation" and higher prices in shaving, men stockpile blades or turn to vintage razors.
Fallout roundup after ScienceBlogs unveils PR blog from PepsiCo.
"Mouse Sleeps With Scientist, Scientist Thrilled."
Penn and Teller speak about magic (Penn hates it), their relationship (they're not friends), and memorable shows.
How a hurt leg turned Carl Jung to mysticism.
Op: "Neuroplasticity" is a dirty word: overrused, most often meaningless.
Landscapes of milk production demonstrated by robot's sand drawings.
Video: Gorgeous stop-motion animation of the history of evolution.