Headlines from April 29, 2013

In China, 87 percent of the population shares 100 names.
On the black market, a totoaba fish bladder demands $5,000 in the U.S.—and $10,000 in Asia.
The wild-pig population is exploding, destroying the planet and costing billions of dollars. #nature
We are asking less and less from this most versatile of fruits. Why your supermarket only sells five kinds of apples.
Budweiser’s “Buddy Cup” technology makes people Facebook friends when they clink glasses.
A doctor made rounds like a waiter. The tranquilizer that seduced 1950s Hollywood. #drugs
In the high Middle Ages a city like Ghent could count its Beguines in thousands. #obit
In France, many employers include handwriting analysis in job interviews—though it doesn’t determine whether someone is hired.
Related: Giles Turnbull answers the world’s oddest job interview questions. #tmn
I have since been completely brainwashed and double the consonant wherever possible. True tales from the New Yorker’s copy editing desk.
An astronaut’s photo captures the disappearing Berlin Wall.
He’s 26 years old, comes from Japan, plays baseball in Texas and can throw pitches like no one else in the game.
GWU introduces MBA program for NFL retirees, who average 3.5 years in the game and blow through their savings in 10. #longreads
The Longform guide to sad retired athletes. #sports
Fame has no value here. Why Iceland.
It seemed like a perfect day. The Red Sox won at Fenway. One hundred and two hours in pursuit of the Boston Marathon suspects.
Today I was able to meet “Misha,” whose real name is Mikhail Allakhverdov.
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva contends her sons are innocent—Larry David knows why.
Though it’s still unknown why Tamerlan Tsarnaev radicalized, it occurred in the wake of having his boxing aspirations dashed.
Inside the Guantánamo prison library. #photos
Though 46% of Nigeria lives in poverty, champagne consumption is at an all-time high.
Thorgerson supposedly brought seven different designs to the band…after a few minutes [they] pointed at the prismatic triangle.
David Bowie shares his workflow diagram for The Next Day. #music
The 15 songs that made George Jones a music legend.
Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker, and the rest of the cosmic cowboys reflect on the days of “outlaw” country.
Kind of very firmly rude staff. Inmates review prisons on Yelp.
Here is today.