February 21, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Reporters in Syria see no end in sight, only "bloody stalemates" in Damascus and Aleppo.
- Pictures of DIY guns, vehicles, and explosives used by Syrian rebels.
- Four grand ayatollahs issue fatwas against Iran's first 3G provider, cautioning against risks posed to family life by video calls.
- When more than 800 police officers and a helicopter are deployed to evict a family in Berlin, people see a shortage of affordable housing.
- In case you missed it: The GQ excerpt from Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down, by TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin.
- Big list of jargon used by sommeliers to identify customers, wines, and more.
- Measuring a single-malt scotch's prestige by its age is a marketing ploy, not a true judge of value—and many other notes from the distillery trade.
- Very funny fake menu created for Guy Fieri's lambasted New York restaurant, including salad with a hose of ranch.
- Pitchaya Sudbanthad on the most difficult Thai dessert you'll never make: Ja Mongkut.
- Nine months of research produce remarkable report about life in Pakistan during America's drone/terror campaign.
- Detective in Pistorius case himself faces seven charges of attempted murder.
- What 4,000-year-old DNA teaches us about evolution and paleofantasy: Fish out of water are forever.
- TMN's Clay Risen on the path of contemporary Civil War research, including a movement to put the war in an international context.
- Tumblr of the day: Head Like an Orange, producing meditative nature GIFs.
- How to launder $50 million in diamonds.
