Headlines from February 25, 2014

Georgia is considering a bill nearly identical to the legislation that allowed Arizona businesses to deny service to homosexuals.
Within the past year in California, more than a dozen children have developed a polio-like syndrome causing paralysis.
Harsh winter weather shaves half a percentage point from gross domestic product, but economy is still set to improve in 2014.
Volcanic eruptions have a significant cooling effect on Earth—not enough to stop global warming, but cause a hiatus.
Geologists in Australia find bright blue 4.4-billion-year-old crystal believed to be the oldest piece of the Earth’s crust.
A beginner’s guide to comedy legend Harold Ramis, who died on Monday at 69. #movies
Bill Murray on Ramis: “He earned his keep on this planet. God bless him.”
New York’s Hook & Ladder 8—aka The Ghostbusters House—puts up Ghostbusters sign in tribute to Ramis.
Sriracha and other hot sauces are addictive because the nervous system releases endorphins to handle the pain. #psychology
Alternative take on Barbie as a way for young girls to come to terms with sexuality, rather than a figure for adults to sexualize. #growingup
While slut-shaming has become increasingly frowned upon, virgin-shaming remains fairly acceptable.
He forgot my personhood and my humanity for the sake of spreading a juicy rumor. Q&A with the Duke freshman porn star.
@GSElevator author exposed—Goldman says it will now lift an official ban on talking in elevators.
Infused with yerba mate, Club-Mate is the hacker drink of choice—the German soda’s slogan means “one gets used to it.”
A few lions of Mexican cuisine are getting hammered at a picnic bench overlooking the Ashley River. #food
From the archive: The Cosby Show if Cliff Huxtable habitually drugged and fondled bit players. #tmn