December 2, 2011: Afternoon
- Anders Breivik was cold and calculating, but calling him insane lets him off easy.
- On Africa's real chance to follow in Asia's footsteps.
- Change in Libyan leadership doesn't mean 200-year-old remains of American sailors closer to returning home.
- Ambien and its generic twin, zolpidem, appear to be awakening vegetative patients.
- Catholic Church fights new rules requiring employers to provide no-cost birth control as part of health insurance plans.
- This is the 21st century: Activists complain talking Apple product won't direct to nearest abortion clinic.
- Accessible backgrounder on quantum computing.
- In the hands of law-abiding citizens, pepper spray is a democratic phenomenon.
- ESPN pretends it cared about the Bernie Fine molestation allegations all along.
- While you wait for the Tournament of Books to begin, may we recommend HTMLGiant's Tournament of Bookshit.
- TMN's Anthony Doerr remembers the one book he loved lugging around New Zealand.
- Patrick Jacobs's absorbing dioramas of fields and flowers.
- Director Whit Stilman's top 10 movies from Criterion.
- Alex Ross documents Philip Glass speaking at an Occupy event last night at Lincoln Center.
- Notes on the relationships Richard Yates had with TV's David Milch and Larry David.