Headlines from November 15, 2012

BP to pay $4.5 billion in Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement and plead guilty to 11 counts of felony misconduct.
Romney bookends his campaign with an apology to donors, blames the 47% for his loss. #politics
We’re all we have, and Jesus, are we shitty to one another. Playboy talks with Stephen Colbert about staying alive and being funny, despite everything. #nsfw
Kurt Cobain’s handwritten list of his top 50 albums. #music
Victor Kossakovsky films homeless people sleeping in ATM booths around Berlin. #video
Caffeine shot 5-Hour Energy linked to 13 deaths, as well as heart attacks, convulsions, and a spontaneous abortion.
That was better than a million pills. At a Buenos Aires psychiatric hospital, patients broadcast a popular radio show.
A new study claims even small amounts of alcohol during pregnancy can lower IQ.
From “Wednesday” to “February,” words that are spelled weird, and why.
An analysis of Oregon’s offense shows what makes it so incendiary isn’t as novel as it seems—in fact, it’s remarkably familiar. #football
Newly declassified report shows how it would be possible to knock out the electric grid for large portions of the U.S.
The cost of anything new is so high that even stuff that’s just about ruined is valuable. A visit to a small, dying farm. #tmn
How we came to eat three meals a day—the Romans wouldn’t approve. #food
With seven days until Thanksgiving, it’s time to pick up your “Happy Turkey-Day Surprise!” at the airport. #thenonexpert
Ludacris’s “What’s Your Fantasy,” as told by cats.
When I finish what I’m working on, I switch on my printer. From 1982, an Atlantic article about writing on a computer.
Chuck Klosterman explains why some people believe he accidentally forced the resignation of the head of the CIA.
Petraeus’s mistress’s email password hacked in 17 hours with publicly available tools.
Three Israelis killed by rocket-fire from Gaza, where 11 Palestinians have died in air strikes.
Israel live blogs new Gaza offensive in close-to-real-time.
Reporter becomes obsessed with prison camps in North Korea and winds up on an embassy doorstep. #tmn
In case you missed it, Sean Flynn straightens out the Benghazi attack for GQ.
I suspect we all have a bit of everything. How Oliver Sacks came to be “the most famous, and most beloved, brain doctor at work today.”
The story of how ESPN fell in love with Tim Tebow is really the story of a breakup, between ESPN and the business of reporting the news.
Thomas Berdych, unable to rise in the Federer era, seeks glory in Davis Cup.
Musician finds that pressing 1,000 singles in 1988 equals the earning potential of more than 13 million streams in 2012.
Owners of exotic or unconventional animals are, perhaps, unconventional themselves. #photography #tmn
Must-see November painting shows in Atlanta, Boston, Santa Monica.
United States’ 2012 barista champion explains how to make a good cup of coffee.
New York Times Thanksgiving expert says it’s difficult to achieve the widely cited 4500-calorie intake.
What happens when you try to live according to NYT trend pieces.