February 20, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Ahead of spending-cuts crisis, White House plans shame campaign to make the GOP's position indefensible.
- Two weeks ago, as a result of Spielberg's Lincoln, Mississippi officially ratified the 13th amendment to ban slavery.
- Greece to reach true primary surplus this year, taking in more revenue than it spends; Greeks may react by punishing the government.
- New TV show about cutting, stacking, and burning firewood arouses passions of Norwegians.
- Weather forecasters generally know squat about climate; those who do are inspired by meteorologists who actually educate their audiences.
- Choire Sicha (pronounced Corey Seeka—ed.) on how to name your baby.
- See also: Sicha on which census questions to avoid in order to steer clear of government detection.
- Tony Horwitz tells Robert Birnbaum what John Brown means to America in these days of drones and terrorism.
- Lesbian tells story of the night her mom wanted to visit a gay bar, representing light years of family progress.
- Playboy reporter heads abroad to investigate sex and the seedier side of the Arab Spring.
- Report from This American Life on Harper High School in Chicago, where last year alone 29 current and recent students were shot.
- Since the Newtown massacre in December, 1,999 people have been killed by guns in America.
- Writer offers nine lessons learned from a mini-lifetime lived in New York City.
- "Seagull With Diarrhea Barely Makes It To Crowded Beach In Time."
