August 14, 2012: Morning
- Supporters of the Syrian uprising may struggle to watch rebel fighters toss dead enemies off a roof.
- The week in South Korean island-related political stunts.
- Fascinating story of Argentine ants' violent domination of the planet.
- Photographs of abandoned Chinese theme park Wonderland.
- Saudi Arabia plans new city for women entrepreneurs, employers, and employees.
- Academic explains her path to writing romance novels.
- Cosmopolitan monarch Helen Gurley Brown dies at 90.
- Reading guide to the best reporting on Paul Ryan, including the "urban legend" of his devotion to Ayn Rand.
- It's almost impossible to reconcile Rage Against the Machine with Ryan's ideology.
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- Map of American stereotypes as judged by Google autocomplete.
- The new normal of stay-at-home dads.
- Enemy agencies agreed: Hemingway wanted to be a spy, but was a lousy one.
- Coffee consumers ranked by industry; scientists and marketers drink the most.
- Gravy was formerly so valued that cooks' assistants ran a scheme to drain it from savory pies.