Headlines from January 5, 2012

British Heart Foundation teaches CPR to the masses by encouraging disco-beat chest compressions.
In Israel, anyone who registers as an organ donor is eligible immediately for high priority to obtain an organ.
Chart: Libya’s economy will be the fastest-growing in 2012, Sudan’s the fastest-shrinking.
Craze in South Africa for fish and chips.
Game we endorse: “Don’t Be A Di*k During Meals With Friends.”
Vegan bodybuilders become Times trend story that includes line about “antibeef beefcakes.”
Public intellectual beefcake Francis Fukuyama is blogging again.
To understand why the distinction between them still matters, we need to remind ourselves what the terms “conservative” and “reactionary” originally meant.
Postcard guide to cracking “Cupid’s code” of stamp placement.
Bizarre just to write the headline: Paypal policy requires antique violin destroyed. via
Two centuries later, French botanist who was forced to dress like a man recognized as first woman to circumnavigate the globe. via
Tintin leaves the uncanny valley behind for hyperreality. #opinions
Supercut of Gene Shalit’s puns.
Michel Gondry swedes Taxi Driver. #video
Splay a bream and tusk a barbel: proper terms for carving meat.
Whether it’s souvlaki or hot dogs, baklava or peanut butter pie, Greeks in Birmingham have perfectly melded their own food traditions with those of the Deep South. Oral histories of Southern foodstuffs. via
White House to reduce the Army and Marine Corps by 10-15% over 10 years; future focus to be on Asia-Pacific.
Illiterate voters make elections difficult in Egypt, but the military’s power is a much bigger hurdle, say analysts.
To save the Republican party, the GOP’s factions should quit attacking one another. #opinions
The very good USA Today explanation of why you don’t have free will.
Success of the Bible in Norway this year—top bestseller nearly every week—not attributed to the Utøya massacre.
Walk through Def Jam’s history book.
In 1776, American accents and British accents were largely identical, then upper-class Brits went “non-rhotic.” via
Interactive tour, with images and sound snippets, through Sam Anderson’s year in marginalia.
Iconic images with their subjects removed. #photography
The Way I See It: Rants, Revelations and Rules for Life was the most frequently discarded book on Virgin Atlantic flights over the holidays.
Analysis of why contemporary clothing shops for men stock books.
Young men who buy suits at J. Crew are able to recognize J. Crew suits on other young men.
I really trust audiences as having excellent taste, for the most part. Long talk with Laurie Anderson.
There are now at least three Stephen Colberts, maybe more. #longreads
American goalkeeper Tim Howard, playing for Everton, scores a goal.