Headlines from February 19, 2014

Explainer on the Ukraine protests, violence, and possible EU intervention.
If it can happen in Kiev…it can happen in Moscow. The Kiev protests are Putin’s worst nightmare.
The most hazardous countries in the world for drivers are also the countries with the least number of cancer-related deaths.
Dancing animals offer clues into how music has evolved in humans and animals alike.
The 81st annual Lemon Festival in Menton, France. #photos
Eating oysters in Paris with Mavis Gallant.
A cartographic history of how north wound up at the top of the map, when there’s no up in space.
It’s not that the fashion industry thinks only white people are beautiful; it thinks that only white—and some Asian—people have money.
She was an astronaut before any American, male or female, had landed on the moon. Barbie’s CV.
America’s clowns are dying, and new clowns aren’t replacing them—membership in clown associations is down across the U.S.
“Fourth,” an interactive guide to the Sochi Olympians who just missed a medal.
The Onion, “Olympic Village Tour: See Where the Athletes Live, Train, and Fuck Each Other” #nsfw #video
Don’t say a word. Just go to the stairs leading up from the foyer and carry my food to the second floor. #humor
There was nothing in the world like Action Park in New Jersey, and no better place to sustain serious injury or death.
Honestly, I expected not to like him because he went to Duke. When college basketball rivalries reach the NBA.
The week before I turned 43, one of my lower front teeth crumbled to pieces. #health