Headlines from March 14, 2013

One in seven mothers suffers from postpartum depression, but many feel too guilty to admit it.
Germany to allow women going through unwanted pregnancies to give birth in a hospital under a false name.
The twist-tie v. plastic clip battle is over a $10.6 million market.
Global survey of countries who tax fat, sugar, and some energy drink ingredients.
Twinkies will return to shelves by summer, thanks to same firm that owns Pabst Blue Ribbon.
History of the steamship suggests the car’s replacement probably exists—we just don’t recognize it yet.
If fracked gas merely displaces efforts to develop cleaner, non-carbon, energy sources without decreasing reliance on coal, the doom and gloom of more rapid global climate change will be realized.
See also: Dangers of fracking.
New archeological discovery of “Byzantine Pompeii” under Thessaloniki, Greece conflicts with plans to build subway system.
Aspiring comic meets Andy Kaufman’s sister at an Andy Kaufman exhibit, and it all becomes very Kaufman-esque. #tmn
Brazilian doctor faces fraud charges after being caught using silicone fingers to fool biometric employee attendance device.
“Nerdfighter” (as a compound word) identifies one as a follower of John Green, on a mission to “increase awesome and decrease suck.”
The opening round—which John Green survived—continues in the Tournament of Books. #tob13
Please note glazed panel in the absence of manifestations. One of our favorites: Language Log’s archive of things labeled “WTF.”
Interior designer creates highly detailed floor plans from popular television shows.
Vintage menus from Explorers Club dinners include “improperly prepared tarantula tempura.”
How cardinals discern divine will: more and more strategically over the course of the papal conclave.
Sweden’s krona is the best performing currency over the past 12 months; Japan’s yen is the worst.
The venomous swish of the skirt. Close reading of North Korea’s sexist insults of female American secretaries of state.
“Vladimir Putin teams up with Steven Seagal to promote healthy lifestyle.”
Japanese students taught almost nothing about World War II, and sometimes nothing at all.
Body-parts supply company wants to introduce new products and expand into untapped markets like the Middle East.
If natural gas displaces coal, then fracking is good not only for the economy but also for the global environment.
Dunkin’ Donuts sets goal of using only 100 percent sustainable palm oil in making its donuts.
Carmakers getting “better and better” at manipulating emissions tests.
Eustace Conway, the last American frontiersman (according to Elizabeth Gilbert), now faces building-code violations.
Study confirms overheard cell-phone conversation is much more irritating than normal overheard conversation.
Those who spit on good manners should take their smart-phones and shove them, please. #opinions
I’d found my Cheers, and I never wanted to leave. George Gurley on his long love affair with the New York Observer.
Harry Dean Stanton, who finally gets his own documentary, can’t remember how many movies he’s done.
From 2002, reporter visits the Famous Poets Society’s annual convention in Reno. #longreads
Today in the Tournament of Books, Pulitzer-winner Tony Horwitz judges Mediterranean romances. #tob13