Headlines from September 27, 2012

Republicans aren’t asking the other half of Reagan’s question: “Do you feel safer than you did four years ago?”
Romney’s apparent fear of flying is worth mention—just being president requires intense physical hardiness.
Related: Choire Sicha dons the Non-Expert blazer to explain the best day and time to book an airline flight. #tmn
University of California to pay $30,000 to each of the 21 protestors pepper-sprayed by campus police.
Crowdcrit and the war on silly things—e.g. Apple Maps, Bic for Her. #internet
Astoundingly detailed Katz’s Delicatessen in miniature.
Our bodies are designed to work best cognitively in the mornings, and physically in the afternoons—not that we pay attention.
Eager to receive modern medical care, many Russians are signing up for experimental treatments. #health
As evidenced by the recent 20/20 segment on binge drinking, news shows love a good moral panic narrative.
I told my wife I couldn’t go…I told her it wasn’t appropriate for a man like me to dress up as a vicar.
Excavators find the trunk of a 5,000-year-old giant oak in England.
Arizona ski resort plans to make fake snow from treated sewage—local Navajo tribe warns it will desecrate sacred land.
I ripped it open and there was a tupperware lunchbox inside full of ashes. Leo Traynor meets his internet stalker.
Listen to an unreleased album of Brian Eno’s ambient music recorded for movie and TV backgrounds.
Report finds people in areas targeted by Obama’s drone campaign are being systematically terrorized.
Related: U.S. operators now attack rescuers, using Hamas’s “double tap” tactic.
Bill Clinton could run for president in Ireland or France, but probably won’t.
David Cameron fluffs citizenship test with David Letterman.
Chinese company makes prefabricated skyscrapers and can build 30 stories in 15 days.
Amount of fuel used for road transport predicted to double by 2050.
Tesla to build “Supercharger” stations around the U.S. for electric cars.
Medium-format portraits of drivers going 70 mph. #photography #tmn
Errol Morris identifies the first known faked photograph.
Elite New York City students explain how they rationalize cheating on exams and homework.
Profile of a folklorist who documents 19th-century New England vampire panics.
I am here because I like artists who have something to say and have the balls to say it. A history of Madonna’s apologies.
Insider report from the Manaslu avalanche disaster, with at least eight killed on Sunday.
Why we can’t open windows inside planes: It would make all the passengers pass out.
That’s right: TMN’s map quizzes are back (for your diversionary [?] pleasure).
Now, folks, I gotta do a table touch on 17 and get some more breadsticks to 26, so I’m gonna wrap up here. Joe Biden is your waiter.