Headlines from February 7, 2013

NYC exterminators know where the rats moved after Sandy: out of the subways and into apartment walls.
Scientology leader’s niece on growing up, hauling rocks, making fake vitamin packets.
An oral history of YOLO, which dates back to the 19th century.
Californians look to brain retraining in hopes of reversing the effects of aging.
PR Firm advises U.S. to cut ties with Alabama.
Louisiana hospitals lead the way in curbing smoking among psychiatric patients. #health
When others land on the same square as you, you can kill them with [the cannon]. Playing Monopoly with TMN’s Eric Feezell.
Scientists find bacteria under Antarctic ice, which may offer clues to how life could survive on other planets.
Italy and EU begin work to restore the ruins of Pompeii. #video
After hours, a Baltimore hairdresser recreates the hairstyles of ancient Rome and Greece.
Pitchaya Sudbanthad cites a personal history of the hairdressers who’ve done him right and wrong. #tmn
Related: In his new Thai food series for TMN, Sudbanthad on the correct way to make Pad Thai. #food
“No Time for Love”: a worldwide regrets counter for misplaced priorities.
World Resources Institute offers tip for Obama on how to reduce U.S. emissions: Enact new standards for existing power plants.
U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday delivery as fix for its financial woes—which appears to be a legal solution, technically.
Most common job for American women is same today as it was in 1950: secretary.
Coates: Violence in America, like the work of Kendrick Lamar, was created not by mindless nature but by public policy.
Finding the right ending for a story can be a matter of relinquishing guns, not firing them. #tmn
Even for those genetically predisposed to anxiety, the antidote isn’t less competition—it’s more competition. It just needs to be the right kind. #longreads
Extensive, illustrated discussion of those times when Batman punched an animal.
Survey of pirated, hacked video games available for sale in Nairobi, including Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Kirk Douglas. via
Behold, gamers: Ikea Walkthrough v2.3.1. #tmn
Related: “The Ikea effect” explains why you love the table you just assembled, even if it’s crooked.
If you dislike our current culture—globalized, multicultural, libertarian, target-marketed, relentlessly digital—blame 1993. #opinions
Apps, plug-ins, and tips for protecting your private information from Facebook’s new search tool.
TMN’s Robert Birnbaum on everything you need to read for everything you want to know about Abraham Lincoln.
Unless we begin air-lifting seal meat, global warming will soon kill all wild polar bears.
In photos: Marlin capsizes boat.