August 22, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- White House and the NSA struggle to stop getting lapped by the Snowden-related news cycle.
- If forced to choose between Bush and Obama, more Louisiana Republicans blame Obama for Bush's mistakes during Hurricane Katrina.
- France warns Syria of forceful response over chemical-weapons allegations.
- Reporter hijacks Kremlin-funded news program to protest Russia's anti-gay laws.
- Late-in-life mailman, 72, says he won't quit even if he wins the lottery, despite having America's longest route.
- David Letterman airs security footage of Tina Fey's new Manhattan office being robbed by one of her movers.
- In case you enjoy making fun of New York City foodies, New York City foodies hunger for a new cronut—e.g., the ramen burger.
- Related: Paintings of the insides of kitchen cabinets, bathroom closets, refrigerators.
- Even the best science writers struggle with topics being simultaneously over- and under-explained.
- "Word aversion" explains why so many people hate the word "moist," including many in George Saunders's audiences.
- Hundreds of spelling, grammar, and geography errors in textbooks reveal dire need for education reform in Mexico.
- Historical Paris mansion catches fire, with smoke seen all over the city.
- Florida politician posits that if taxpayers have to pay for sports stadiums, they should get to own a piece of the team, too.
- Finnish tourists who stock up on cheap booze in Estonia indirectly fund thriving literary scene.
- Greatest hits from 30 years of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz.
- Cartoon of the morning: A red French balloon walks into a saloon and drinks too much alcohol.
- The immobility of a mallard’s head when it is landing does not prove it is using its magnetic vision to steer, but it is certainly consistent with the idea.
