Headlines from August 27, 2012

Why Breivik’s 21-year sentence doesn’t seem like enough: It’s a question of retributive vs. restorative justice.
Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have fled the country.
The Economist remembers Neil Armstrong, “The Ice Commander”: equal parts reserve and shyness. #obit
He bailed out with a second and a half to spare, then went back to the office. Anthony Lane on Armstrong.
E.B. White: Like every great river and every great sea, the moon belongs to none and belongs to all.
Ignacio Torres’s animated GIFs of humans made from the dust of exploded stars. #tmn
Results of a 1950s experiment that studied children forcibly locked in refrigerators.
Campbell’s introduces soup line inspired by Austin, Portland, and San Francisco food trucks.
Christopher Hitchens’s wife remembers their last months together.
Many [Argentines] seem to know precisely what they want (at least in one area of their lives): psychoanalysis, and plenty of it.
After Mat Honan lost his digital life to hackers, he thought he’d lost everything—here’s how he got it back.
Rap was one of the most reliably homophobic arenas in American pop culture. Hip-hop’s change of heart.
Delving into the history of consciousness after decapitation.
New studies demonstrate how small nets could be used to remove blood clots in stroke victims’ brains.
When asked how long a life is long enough, most said 80 years, some 120 or 150—a few chose forever.
Scientists warn global food shortages could result in forced vegetarianism.
Up to 300 people executed in one of the deadliest raids by the Syrian army.
How one woman lost her career for thwarting plans to provoke war with Iran.
NSA whistleblower fears the NSA will soon be able to track and store a century’s worth of the world’s electronic communications. #video
Middle East concerns about Iran have helped triple sales of weapons by the U.S.
Obama’s presidency has helped make the NRA rich—and the country poorer. #opinion
The first Lao New Wave movie seeks to challenge Laos’s communist rulers with modernity.
Why the replacement of dating with hook-up culture at colleges is an engine of female progress.
After winning everything in computer game managing little-known Italian soccer side, the real team wins big. #sports
Scientists explain why the return journey is quicker and why time speeds up as you age.
Neil Armstrong spent his final years fighting to support human space exploration.
The original Times moon-landing story.