Headlines from August 25, 2010

The salmonella outbreak may result in farmers heading beyond the F.D.A.'s standards, and vaccinating hens.
Federal investigation of BP spill shows lack of communication to, qualifications among key crew members.
Study shows the Gulf's petroleum-eating bacteria have feasted to the point of altering their metabolisms.
U.K. lawmakers look for ways to curb a centuries-old tradition of getting smashed.
"It's all calm now, and then it'll be kit, bollocks, scramble." On location in Britain with craft services.
Judah Friedlander, Martha Stewart, and more: These are the successful New Yorkers who never sleep.
Now that you check your email while running, your brain has no downtime--and no chance to brew new ideas.
Researchers use brain stimulation to influence subjects to seek immediate reward.
Filmmaker replaces damaged eye with cell-phone quality camera.
Jonah Lehrer discusses a caveat to the 10,000-hour talent clause: less competition.
The summer of TMN books: Rosecrans Baldwin talks playlists, lousy speakers; Todd Levin's sex book is ready for your hands.
Scientist explains how urine could solve our energy problems.
Student engineers used chewing gum into rubber bins that hold used chewing gum.
Yet another mass grave found in northern Mexico.
New report finds the Catholic church hushing a priest's role in a 1970s bombing in Ireland.
Turkish politics adheres to a simple rule: wives and their moustache-wearing husbands like moustache-wearing leaders.
China's 60-mile traffic jam may last until mid-September, officials say (see photos).
Video: TIME announces new version of magazine aimed at adults.
TED Talks's business model is setting it up to be the new Harvard.
Wonderful profile of Confidential Magazine, where Hollywood gossip-mongering got its start.
If everything goes right in Afghanistan, just about every soldier there should be able to read like a first-grader.
New Delhi introduces 50 luxury public toilets to tackle problem of men publicly peeing.
South Sudan plans to model 10 cities after animals; capitol will be laid out like a rhino.
New York bedbug writes letter to the city it's continuing to invade.
Five most ignored humanitarian crises.
Examples of Apollo astronauts' "insurance covers," signed postcards that would immediately gain in value if the astronauts didn't return.
Video: Now available, Star Wars Uncut.
Psycho broke the rules for on-screen murders, and filmmakers have been copying ever since.
See also: Robert Birnbaum on the iconic shower scene.
Novelist creates "Franzenfreude" hashtag to bring attention to books with less media coverage.