Headlines from January 16, 2014

Four years after he went missing, video surfaces of the only U.S. soldier held captive by the Taliban.
Thorough explainer of what you need to know about this week’s net neutrality decision.
What’s it like to live as a gay family in Russia today? “To be silent. That’s it.”
The nation’s worst municipal water contamination occurred in Milwaukee in 1993, when an outbreak of the Cryptosporidium parasite killed 69.
The graham cracker was designed as part of a comprehensive diet and lifestyle system to fight sexual desire.
Ariel Sharon embodied the political theology of the binding of Isaac: the Jewish state first, morality second.
Now that his idol’s making fun of him, hardcore Springsteen fan Christie can only respond with humor and humility.
We are now different creatures than we once were. “If a time traveler saw a smartphone.”
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh will not be denied his $8 Walmart khakis.
Study finds ultramarathoners appear healthier and report fewer missed work or school days due to illness or injury.
“I tried the hardest puzzle on the internet and failed spectacularly.”
Malaysian government bans fast-food restaurants from hiring more foreigners.
You will report our deaths. But in death we are nameless. Sex worker’s open letter to the Australian media.
Photographs from the Dakar Rally, a two-week off-roading adventure through South America.
Diagnosing mental disorder in those who have passed onto another plane of existence isn’t the easiest form of mental health assessment.
Blog tracks the longest unsupported polar journey in history, currently ongoing.
See also: Former pastor decides to blog about spending a year as an atheist.
Think of everything that’s great about fried chicken. Now take it all away. Enjoyable scathing Times review of New York’s Bistro at Villard Michel Richard.