Headlines from October 18, 2010

It's time to ruin the miners story with reports that they're charging up to $25K--and as little as $40--for interviews.
How a crew nursed its 1945 B-29 back to health to tour air shows--30-minute rides start at $595.
When a Queens juror blogs, the court investigates, law professors deliberate.
From the attic: Gary Jones is an alternate juror; Matthew Baldwin serves twice in two years.
Mexico watches California's pot vote--some wonder if it's the gateway to legalization and if the cartels will suffer.
From exposing immigrant mistreatment to debunking vitamin myths, John Ionnidis is on a mission to reveal shady science.
Canon debuts document system that refuses to print documents if they contain specific keywords.
HIV case shuts down five porn studios.
Op: Blame robots and the rise of efficiency for unemployment.
With corporations now able to finance support and attack ads on candidates, it's like 1972 all over again.
Watch: TMN's Paul Ford on The Big Web Show.
Linguists find the King James Bible isn't so influential after all--it spawned only 257 phrases.
Simon Schama investigates five centuries of artistic obsession with taxidermy.
New survey questions the "natural selection" theory of sex differences and relationships.
Linguists marvel, along with Colbert, over how far "truthiness" has come.
Two views on Mideast peace: Each side sees the other as its oppressor; both are victims of the power of might and rhetoric.
Q&A on the Kalashnikov, weapon of the world.
People of Tijuana reclaiming their territory for the first time in more than a century.
Charity offers U.K. drug addicts £200 to be sterilized; first addict to accept offer named "John."
Blogger confirms Jon Hamm drinks the most on Mad Men.
Experts declare sitting "the new smoking" and encourage office movement.
Farm of 750 sq. meters installed in downtown Shenzhen, with crops scaled to show what's required to feed the city.
Chinese artisans, 1,600 strong, create porcelain sunflower seeds for Tate Modern installation.
Op: Why man will never sell his Damien Hirst shark drawing.
Paris apartment unlocked after 70 years found to house a $2 million Boldini.
Man offers Weezer $10 million--if he can raise it--to break up and free its fans from an abusive relationship.
R. Crumb explains how he adapted Genesis.
Ode to a relic of an earlier time and a subject of scorn: the phone book.
Anthropologists claim milk is a miracle drink that led to the spread of agriculture.
Related: Eric Feezell ponders the expiration date of "magic" organic milk.