February 14, 2012: Afternoon
- Homs shelled for the 10th day; Assad emboldened by Russia's UN tactics and arms supply.
- Book alleges CIA used Kashmir earthquake to cover smuggling agents into Pakistan.
- New James Joyce children's book published, but his foundation cries foul.
- Graduate student mounts defense of secret habit: audiobooks.
- Trailer released for Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Killer.
- Forward to your sweetie: Paul Ford offers 100 ways to say, "I love you."
- Dictators' dilemma: Whether to win with 92% or 99% of the vote, and what that says to the rest of the world.
- In case you missed it: Summary of Zambia's win over Côte d’Ivoire in the biennial Africa Cup.
- TMN's Sarah Hepola on Whitney Houston.
- Times are tough even for gangs, hence rise of the Wacka Flocka—a community gun for shared use.
- Condom design has barely improved since the 19th century; better designs are needed to save lives and enhance pleasure.
- Moby's Los Angeles architecture blog, with pictures of castles.
- Snapshot of 1970s Venice Beach, where muscle led to fame and Arnold was king.
- Stereographs from the Civil War, when America was only 85 years old.
- Pretty pictures recently found on Flickr.
- The history of your bookshelves is the history of your assembling your identity.
- Florida authorities reclaim derelict resort town "Islandia."