Headlines from September 20, 2013

Inside an Afghanistan juvenile center for young militants caught attempting suicide attacks.
Slideshow: American teenagers chronicle their hometowns. #photos
About 150 Americans die a year by accidentally taking too much acetaminophen.
The Russian gunfight over Kant is only the latest in a series of arguments over the philosopher.
See also: “The Bolshoi in the Dark.” #tmn
Top Russian official opposes sex education in schools; offers Russian literature as a viable alternative.
JFK writes letter to eight-year-old, promises not to let the Russians kill Santa.
Starting kindergarten late helps children at first—but it’s the youngest who reap the benefits in the long run.
It is pleasing that at some point I arrive at an answer, right or wrong. A father attempts his teen’s relentless homework.
Fluxus performance in which high school students nail down all the keys of a piano, one at a time. #video
Related: “House Music,” a memoir told in family photos, depicts a world in which the house and its music are omnipresent. #tmn
Fiona Apple’s cover can’t escape its burrito-peddling context.
Leafly, “the Yelp for marijuana,” matches you with strains based on your mood and tells you where to find it.
Real objects rendered into Rorschach tests. #photos
America’s besotted with the power of “failure,” though only when you eventually make it.
A picture of me typewriting had made it to the front page of Reddit. When the internet hates you.
Animals that emit nasty odors when feeling threatened. #nature
A district-by-district breakdown of which Americans would have lost benefits had the anti-food stamp bill passed in 2011.
Panera CEO tries to live on a $4.50 daily budget for food, discovers he cannot afford Panera.
Puerto Rico’s poverty rate is 44.9%—double the amount of poor in the most impoverished state, Mississippi.
How Spam became a staple of luxury gift baskets in South Korea.
Most Americans prematurely discard food because they misinterpret “use by” and “sell by” dates.
Poll: The U.S. trusts the media significantly more than last year, but less than 10 years ago.
Scientists predict Earth has only 1.75 to 3.25 billion years of life left on it.
Curiosity rover finds no trace of methane on Mars, meaning there’s little chance life will be discovered there.
Google’s “wild experimentation” with initiatives is more gratuitous than innovative. #opinions
Because of deforestation, the golden lion tamarin, a monkey whose face graces Brazil’s 20-real bank note, faces extinction.
In queen-less bee colonies, a foreign queen will often attempt a takeover. #nature
The number of sinkholes around the Dead Sea is growing exponentially, suggesting the Dead Sea itself might be swallowed by one.
Aerial perspectives of places around the world, from North Dakota to Qatar, from volcanoes to cities. #photos
Magellan was not the first person to circumnavigate the globe; most likely, it was his slave, Enrique of Malacca.
Birthing chairs were coveted pieces, and often passed down from generation to generation as family heirlooms.
For a long time, painting subjects didn’t smile because they couldn’t hold the expression for such an extended period.