Headlines from February 27, 2012

“Meh,” once an obscure Yiddish word, now synonymous with (Meh) Romney.
The Kennedys are back, with a 31-year-old former prosecutor who wears “voluminous Kennedy hair.”
Researchers believe Maryland girl who doesn’t age may have clues to universal longevity.
Let’s remember that many Democrats—Andrew Cuomo, Bill Clinton—spent decades on the wrong side of gay rights.
Denial-of-service attacks still pale compared to shelling houses—i.e., “cyber-war” is still to come.
Since 2007 Argentina’s government has published inflation figures that almost nobody believes.
Europe may soon follow Argentina with a “Right to Be Forgotten” law, which would be terrible for free speech on the internet. #opinions
Brief, relatively recent primer on countries bonding over shared currency, then falling out.
BBC recommends 300 units of alcohol every 45 minutes (sort of). #video
Researchers say our galaxy may be full of homeless planets, “wandering through space” rather than orbiting stars.
Teller of Penn & Teller explains principles magicians use to beat neuroscientists at deception.
New Yorkers: TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin to read (with vodka) next week from forthcoming Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down.
Report from Miami: Global art has become like disco—“so enamored with itself it never got around to producing something worthwhile.”
The Hans Zimmer music swells, and we’re reassured that it’s O.K. to rejoice. Adam Gopnik on the Bible’s Super Bowl/Hollywood aspects.
Highlights from king of the breakfast tweet.
Copperplate Gothic reinvented.
Rove: To beat Obama, Republicans must adopt a platform of American exceptionalism.
The world’s most miserable people are those in the wealthiest nations. #chart
Pathologist turns microscope onto produce and swears off stringy fruits.
We may have evolved to sleep in chunks, not straight through the night.
Statistician Patrick Ball crunches numbers to uncover human rights abuses.
The nine Best Picture nominees edited to include nothing but profanity. via #video
GLAAD to honor any mainstream film that gets one thing right about being gay.
Rick Perry…declined to be interviewed for this article. This week Texas A&M may appoint its first female yell leader.
Houston residents pause to dress like a Texan, or dress like what people think that means.
“Hopefully, if there’s a cat left on San Nicolas, there’s only one.”
There is no nutritional need for foods with added sugar. Bittman wants government help in fighting poor diets.
As the Greek economy implodes, greek yogurt booms.
How to properly judge latte art.
Salvador Dalí‘s legacy lives on with every Chupa Chup lollipop wrapper.