Headlines from November 12, 2012

Fuel-efficiency rules and fracking will make the U.S. the world’s largest oil exporter by 2020.
Horrific images from Syria in ruins—a reminder of how the civil war’s brutality is worsening in places. #photos
Another way to support Sandy victims: Donate your vacation time.
With dramatic changes apparent in the electorate, Texas really could become blue once again. #longreads
Riding a wave of public anger over austerity, support for Greece’s far-right party doubles to 14%.
Explained: How Iceland’s crowdsourced constitution came together and why constitutions need generational refreshers.
Incoming gold rush for 1,000 new domains will change the aesthetic of the web and challenge the dot-com hegemony.
The French Foreign Legion: haunted men from everywhere, fighting anywhere, dying for causes not their own. #longreads
Brazilian love motel for dogs offers privacy and heart-shaped ceiling mirror at $50 per session.
House music’s rebirth is even bigger this time, as seen from a Vegas speedway rave attended by 100,000. #longreads
Project filters drone strike targets through Instagram to draw attention to the little-discussed weapon.
New Times CEO starts work as huge scandal engulfs BBC with questions asked of his role.
Celebrating 150 years of operation, 150 great things about the London Underground.
Flavor Aid, Tom Wolfe, and other reasons to stop saying “drink the Kool-Aid.”
A house build around a three-story-tall bookshelf.
An iPad purchase for $200 at a gas station was really just a mirror.
The world’s most advanced prosthetic. #video
During Sandy, 15 inmates escaped from a New Jersey halfway house when the power went down and the doors unlocked.
Ex-members of the Sri Lankan rebel army turn to garment factories for employment.
Large explosion damages 20 homes in Indianapolis neighborhood. #photos
The saga of a man accused of murdering his twin, and the ensuing evidence nightmare.
What the 2012 presidential election would have looked like without universal suffrage. #maps
You are buying clothes not because you love them, but because, at $50, those hot pants are as cheap as Sunday brunch for two.
Scientists perfectly cloak an object—but it only works from one direction and in controlled conditions. #science
Related: When we will have our invisibility cloaks, if ever.
The robots are getting much better, while the humans are evolving much more slowly. Space exploration won’t be what you think. #space
For better and for worse, paper remains our absolute all-time favourite self-extending prosthetic technology and device.
The difference between hearing and listening. #opinions
Nickelback: hated, mocked—and ever richer.
In South Carolina, barbecue meant strands of pulled pork enlivened by the tanginess of yellow mustard-based sauce.