Headlines from October 31, 2012

Those with a car could flee. Those with wealth could move into a hotel. Sandy exposed New York’s inequalities.
As climate change progresses, bananas could replace potatoes. #globalwarming
America’s drone war marks its 10th anniversary next week—and shows no sign of letting up.
For many in the UK, quality of life may stagnate over the next decade.
Some children struggle to read charts and graphs, which are becoming an increasingly popular way to communicate.
Tolkein estate trademarks “hobbit,” prevents use in scientific lectures.
Successful perfectionists are successful in spite of it, not because of it. Perfectionism is consuming us alive.
Imagining what the “real” Cloud Atlas sextet would sound like.
Richard Russo: “When I return to fiction, I’m free to visit the recesses of my characters’ lives that the camera has no access to.” #q&a
Five horror movies you probably haven’t seen, but should #movies
TMN’s Eric Feezell remembers best/worst Halloween costume he’s ever donned.
The heartbroken groom moved into the big house, where he grew old and miserable. Many years later… #scarystories
For more Halloween fiction, check into The Palmer Hotel.
Jeremy Miranda’s paintings of ladders that connect different worlds. #art
By lovers I mean: We were constantly raping each other. George Saunders, “I Was Ayn Rand’s Lover.”
Recovery begins in New Jersey after “incalculable” loss; Christie says he’ll reschedule Halloween.
Round-up of emergency gear.
8 million+ without power. 18,000+ flights canceled. Effects of Hurricane Sandy broken down by the numbers.
Scientists expect more storms and tidal surges of unprecedented intensity.
Various ways to volunteer and help victims of Sandy.
The New York Marathon will run this weekend; those who carbo-load the day before may run faster.
Taxonomy of various British bars.
Oldie but goodie: Elizabeth Gilbert remembers the years she spent bartending at Coyote Ugly.
Clay Risen on the trend of distillers in New England getting back to their rum roots.
Top American art critic retires, feeling whored by the hedge-fund class and “empty” artists like Tracey Emin.
The U.S. government is surreptitiously collecting the DNA of world leaders, and is reportedly protecting that of Barack Obama.
Scientists study animals to see how they respond to their dead.
Round-up of Halloween costumes based on internet memes.
Fully playable version of Tetris built inside a carved pumpkin.
Tribute to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and nearly everything related to it.
For your Halloween longreads: Alexander Chee on the magic and mundane in Tarot. #tmn
If you go dry on candy tonight, consider handing out Treatloaf®.