Headlines from September 9, 2011

Libertarian lawyers and DC hipsters join forces to fight for the rights of food trucks.
Bay Area restaurant reviews in the style of Cormac McCarthy.
You say “macaron,” I say “macaroon.”
America’s surprise export to Japan: high-quality hay.
Participants who read the Harry Potter chapters self-identified as wizards. Researchers conclude fiction builds empathy.
Luminarium author Alex Shakar on his protagonists, the 10-year project, and writers as mystics. #audio
Conan’s response to TBS’s request for no authors. #video
Burning Man’s money-banned tribe organization makes it an impromptu psych lesson in altruism.
“The first time…I fancy my pupils are no longer afraid of me, I shall retire from the wild beast line.” How the first famed animal trainer tamed lions.
Julie Sedivy tries to figure out what Saskatchewan’s motto, “hard to spell, easy to draw,” really means.
With batmanning replacing planking, we lose all faith in our nation’s youth.
The miracle defense against plagiarism, TurnItIn, probably not worth the bytes it’s built on. #opinions
All the president can do is ask Congress to pass his bill. Details of Obama’s jobs plan, and what happens next.
Continuing unemployment stagnation in the West is far from inevitable, but only if austerity ceases.
Revolutions devour their children. The spoils go to the resolute…who know what they are pursuing and how to achieve it.
Turkey offers to protect and escort humanitarian aid to Gaza, worsening its standoff with Israel.
China’s non-interference policy will remain sacred, but it is recognizing the need to fall in line.
After 345,000 people resettled due to Beijing’s drought, fury at corruption in forced melting pot.
Middle-aged singles in Shanghai head to Ikea for free-coffee, love, and match-making.
John lingers over his coffee and looks across the street at Saint Paul’s Chapel. “8:46” by Philip Graham.
Clay Risen: The World Trade Center rebuild finds the balance between memory and progress.
Ex-BP CEO seeks to dominate exploration of Kurdistan’s oil reserves in new venture.
The markets (and insurers) have spoken: They fear climate change and have no reason to lie.
For-profit college offers to pay employers to hire its grads.
There comes a moment in all hangovers when the sufferer comes to a fork in the road. To the left lies death. To the right, madness. Brunch is down there too.