February 10, 2012: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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- Optimism in Tripoli over oil reserves, but the government is paralyzed, the army is just another militia.
- Further violence in Athens as bailout deal goes to Greek Parliament.
- Inventor of 5-Hour Energy spent his twenties as a monk trying to still his mind.
- Paul Krugman vs. other economists—"saltwater" vs. "freshwater"—illustrated.
- Comic: Why, if you really hate someone, you should teach them about typography.
- Francis Ford Coppola talks money and happiness.
- Diner was the most influential movie of the '90s, or, Why Nick Hornby Fan-Attacked Kevin Bacon at a Party.
- President Obama joins Spotify.
- Adam Johnson on the difficulty of writing about North Koreans when you're not allowed to speak to any North Koreans.
- Website helps Icelandic couples avoid incest—necessary in a country of only 300,000.
- Techniques for rifling the internet's open-secret file drawers.
- Law enforcement sketches of Humbert Humbert, Emma Bovary, and other characters.
- Interview with Hanksy—artist who combines Banksy with Tom Hanks—by Tom Hanks's daughter.
- At home with gallerist Caitlin Moore.
- Very short Friday poem: "With Drizzled Warm Butter, Intensely Rendered."
