Headlines from October 19, 2011

Greece paralyzed by general strike, which now includes petrol bombs and tear gas.
Today: Send us cell-phone pics of the Recession creeping toward your door.
George Washington told servants to wait three days after his death before burying him.
Fungus from U.S. troops in WWII now killing Europe’s plane trees.
Twenty victims claimed this summer by “Paris Syndrome”—when the city doesn’t meet expectations.
Tumblr for spring release of Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down, inspired by Rosecrans Baldwin’s essays here on TMN. #plug
“I Was There When Acid House Hit London and This Is How It Felt.” via
Spielberg’s Tintin is murder. #opinions
When we’re approaching middle age, we want to show why we were part of something meaningful. The appeal of the band T-shirt for adults.
Zuckerberg + bison meat = Dropbox is the hot start-up company.
New restaurant Romera hopefully represents rock bottom of the food-worshipping craze.
Chuck Palahniuk on fiction as therapy, Judy Blume, and his new “hideous novel.”
DC Comics spent years arranging deal to release comics on Kindle Fire, and in a few weeks lost loyal fans.
Teenage mutant ninja noses found on faces of celebrities.
Animators who create very pretty things lead very boring work lives: a demonstration. #video
Related: The very pretty thing. via
Surf photography is no fun, with death and ferocious competition constantly near.
Chuck Patch’s 50 most interesting photographs as culled by Flickr. #photography
Primer on the long-running French scandal—Bettencourt/L’Oreal—that may be coming to an end.
Great Recession hitting Friendly’s, Fuddruckers, Benningan’s hard.
Empire, Nevada, dead.
Related: History of Crush, Texas, town that existed for one day’s event.
“Active commuters” use their required travel to and from work to accomplish training.
Let it be known: Type A parents struggle to raise Type B children.
Japan says it needs to clear 2,419 square kilometres of radiation-contaminated land—an area larger than greater Tokyo.
List of legendary creatures from Japan.
Naturalist pleads for families and governments of victims to not take revenge on “killer” animals.
Retiring Times restaurant critic recounts favorite and worst memories from his professional dining life.
Semi-precious video finds chef teaching his son about the sea.
Fifty ways to address seasickness.
This dirty Hawaiian nightmare has been going on for 13 straight days, and there is still no way out. Hunter Thompson covers a marathon in 1983.
Julian Barnes wins Booker for The Sense of an Ending.
New Yorker critic Alex Ross bares one of his worst college essays.