December 6, 2011: Afternoon
- Syria to admit international observers, with strings; Hamas abandoning its Damascus headquarters to avoid taint.
- Global study says income inequality isn't due to globalization.
- Nation's moms demand Christmas lists.
- Guardian series investigates psychology behind the summer 2011 English riots.
- Oh, science journalism: "Creative People Cheat, Smart People Do Drugs."
- International examples of salients ("panhandles"): narrow strips of territory poking out of a broader area.
- Lost male juvenile puffin found at sex clinic after it was thought to have been blown off course from winter migration.
- Premiering tonight on the Travel Channel, Hidden City by Marcus Sakey and TMN's Kevin Guilfoile.
- Alleged "lost portrait" of Jane Austen suggests she wasn't a cranky spinster, or at least did not resemble one.
- "Excited Mike Krzyzewski: Duke Squad Hasn't Been This Unlikable in Years."
- Lists of synonyms Walt Whitman drew up for his Lincoln elegy.
- Ryan Gosling photos mixed with pickup lines about biostatistics.
- Dude addresses why dudes are so quick to tell their female friends that the other guys in their life aren't good enough for them.
- Recipe for "Halal Cart-Style Chicken and Rice With White Sauce."
- In the off-season, our ToB Rooster has been moonlighting as a sriracha model, or so it would appear.