Headlines from November 28, 2012

By the numbers: Hurricane Katrina versus post-tropical cyclone Sandy.
If we get our acts together, it doesn’t have to go that high. Sea levels rising faster than earlier projections.
Mapmakers delete an island that never existed and whose origins date to 1875. #maps
If every U.S. state declared war against the others, which would win? #endoftheworld
Painful memories surface while raising an Irgun Jewish militia ship sunk in 1948 by Israel’s army.
Foreign Policy asks readers to help it field test A Reign of Missiles, a game based on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Related: When the world ends, MetaFilter will be there. #tmn
The rumor about Curiosity’s major discovery is a misunderstanding perpetuated by our desire to believe. #mars
It has been incredibly difficult to square this cruel and twisted notion of the Boy Scouts of America with my own experiences.
Lululemon rips off a design from TMN’s Jennifer Daniel.
Yes, you can be sued for committing libel on Twitter and Facebook.
Responses from NYU students who discovered they could email the entire student body.
The mushers…swallowed condensed milk by the spoonful, then poured water into the emptied cans and drank the dregs. #tmn
What Raymond Chandler has to do with Kendrick Lamar and sexual desire.
The average age of the Rolling Stones is older than the average age of the U.S. Supreme Court.
It would have been even more fun to have made some money off of it. How MIDI changed music.
Obama launches PR campaign to avoid the fiscal cliff, escalating an already tense negotiating atmosphere.
Anti-semitism of senior Hungarian politician viewed as “old school” compared to more contemporary hatred of Islam and immigrants.
Tales from the contemporary American West, where extreme weather is a killer. #longreads
These dogs have been bred to stay wild. Dog-sledding across Russia when it’s -39 degrees out. #longreads
Why do older NBA players pick up more technical fouls? They’re ruder.
If your time is worth $10 an hour, a penny is worth 3.6 seconds. If spotting and picking up a penny takes you more than 3.6 seconds, it’s a loss.
Inside story of how Lost was created—mostly anxious improvisation at every step.
Study finds the more “friends” you have on Facebook, the more stressed you’re likely to be about actually having them.
How to safely introduce your 13-year-old to Facebook and the internet’s complete lack of privacy.
The reason some wines taste like “barnyard”—and that’s a good thing—is because pleasure isn’t always better for being straightforward. #opinions
In case you’ve been asked to assemble a wish list for holiday gifting: The ACME product catalog.
Corporate booklet of drinking songs for 1930s Labatt employees.
Documentary makes the case for Cream’s Ginger Baker being the best, and perhaps meanest, rock-and-roll drummer ever.
Ten episodes of Anthony Bourdain and David Chang’s Mind of a Chef available to view online. #video