February 5, 2016
- Obama pressed by top military advisers to attack the Islamic State in Libya.
- Sanders gets credit for last night's debate performance, but still is expected to lose massively if he's the nominee.
- Jeb's request for applause is the latest sign he's giving audiences vicarious embarrassment.
- Cruz's carpet-bombing and Trump's wall are silly; the FBI is much more concerned with "leakage."
- British analysis of why American voters, both Democrats and Republicans, are so angry.
- Syria talks mirrored similar talks two years ago—"soft-lit hotel lobbies sweltered in the heat of glass fireplaces"—while the war still rages.
- Opposition to the use of anesthesia persisted among some sections of society decades after its introduction.
- McDonald's new kale salad, only available in Canada, contains more calories than a Double Big Mac.
- Amazon Japan lists a company that offers budget-friendly monk delivery.
- Amazon plans to eventually unveil other types of retail stores in addition to bookstores.
- Brackets released for the grandaddy of bracketology: TMN's 2016 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes.
- Getting naked at Mardi Gras is "a deeply conservative ritual that reflects free market economics."
- "When I Quit Cutting My Hair, I Learned How Men Treat Women On American Roads."
- Man attempts to be the first to hike the Appalachian Trail going southbound in winter.
- Just about everyone in Denver is a huge Carolina Panthers fan.
- How to watch the Super Bowl if you don't have cable.
- The New Yorker's Patricia Marx and friends test nearly every available sleep-aid device.
- Researchers from 23andMe say your genes may determine whether or not you're a morning person.
- How to use Slack to manage family life.