February 22, 2012: Afternoon
- Mugabe vows to cling to power, says he has died and been resurrected more times than Jesus Christ.
- "BBC Transcript to Be Used in Wake of Nuclear Attack."
- "Jerusalem Syndrome," or why some people go crazy in Jerusalem.
- "Paris syndrome" mainly affects Japanese who are unimpressed with the real city compared to the advertised product.
- Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down, inspired by the TMN series (forthcoming May 2012), gets starred review from Kirkus.
- "Honeytrapper," paid to test wives' faithfulness, adjusts price to location.
- Graph: Number of times Lindsay Lohan has hosted Saturday Night Live compared to number of times Aziz Ansari has hosted.
- Pictures of coonhound balancing on things across America.
- Useful: How to travel internationally with an iPhone 4S.
- Layman's guide to analytic vs. continental philosophers.
- Fun guide to two competing dictionaries of American slang includes history of slang dictionaries.
- With The Artist's small pleasures in mind, David Denby reviews the best of silent cinema.
- Mark Ronson records, mixes athletes' noises to create Olympics soundtrack.
- Story of the abandoned alcohol caves built into the anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- Pictures of the day: Abandoned Austin house explodes into the street.