February 1, 2012: Morning
- Romney's win in Florida cost him and his Super PAC $19.94 per vote.
- I got 99 problems but a non-connected independent-expenditure only committee ain't one.
- How far can you go from Trafalgar Square without crossing a road or going over the same place twice: almost 17 miles.
- How states act after they get nuclear weapons: "not much more aggressive."
- Why Bertrand Russell wasn't given fruit as a child: to stay healthy.
- Fascinating items about the luring of penguins in order to eat them.
- Compelling study of the struggle to convince Japan that suicide is a symptom of disease.
- "Pet Rescuers Venture Into Japan's Exclusion Zone."
- Post-burgling, the best way to get your stuff back may be to engage dealers while lying to the police.
- Alternative titles offered by Paramount to replace Hitchcock's preferred "Vertigo."
- Five-year-old's thoughts about well-known logos.
- Go back 140 years to hear silly noises and a count to six, among the earliest audio recordings.
- Oldie but goodie: 20 radio pieces in 60 minutes.
- Along the same lines, Ira interviews cousin Philip about working in a record shop and kicking (or not) the habit of voice.
- Art shows to see this February in Miami, New York, Denver, Kansas City.