Headlines from September 21, 2010

The recession is over, but economists say it'll take at least as long to recover.
Op: The impoverishment reflected in 19th-century novels still rings true for many people throughout the world.
How politicians--so far, just Republicans--skirt regulations, create nonprofit clearinghouses for anonymous donators.
Justice Dept. reveals the F.B.I. maintained unwarranted investigations into Greenpeace, other groups after Sept. 11 attacks.
Watching France's maneuvers against burqas and gypsies, Mike Deri Smith cautions the E.U. against placation.
"I would estimate that at least 3% of the world is a Slipknot fan." A day in the life at 826 Seattle.
Once given a bad rap, memory drills may be an effective teaching method.
Archaeologists uncover mass Viking grave under Oxford University.
Scientists discover a more accurate, less attractive version of Nefertiti's face mask inside her famous bust.
Male runners who enter women's races find a kinder and gentler crowd, awkward swag bags.
Related at TMN: A writer explains why he'd rather not run, even though he's supposed to run.
Trying to relax is hard because the brain uses energy to think about nothing.
Video: Reimagined sukkahs in New York's Union Square.
Ciudad Juárez newspaper asks crime leaders for publishing instructions after intern is killed.
Special report on the devastation of journalism in Mexico (see also: how Colombian media faced danger).
Dismaying account of a presidential debate in Haiti, where candidates have no specific plans.
Accounting for $100 million spent far in Meg Whitman's quest to govern California.
Astounding color-coded segregation maps of 40 American cities.
G.O.P. confronts sore-loser, established Republicans going rogue.
Op: Barriers falling in our ability to control human evolution; main difference between us and chimps is we control their fate.
"Cult of fun" is deepening and widening in international business, meaning much coercion.
Insanity plea in a murder case has scientists arguing if caffeine drives people crazy.
Related: In one morning, Elisha Cooper does 10 N.Y.C. cafés and 10 coffees.
America's record of religious tolerance is spotty, from anti-Catholicism to institutional anti-Semitism.
Holocaust denier David Irving leads tour this week of Poland's Nazi camps.
Related: Deborah Lipstadt outlines her long fight with Irving for our man in Boston.
RIP Leonard Skinner, gym teacher who inspired formation of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Profile of comic improviser as way into understanding how long-form improv comedy is performed.
Long read: The comedy writer that helped elect Richard Nixon.
Excerpt of Frank Sinatra book shows a waiter becoming the voice of an era.