January 4, 2013: Morning
- Hard-line conservatives oppose or go mum during Boehner's reelection as House speaker.
- Six Indian parliamentarians have charges of rape against them.
- "There is no reason to think that India is destined to abuse women"—but the journey will be a long one.
- Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot in the head by the Taliban leaves hospital in Britain.
- Ten weird parts of the fiscal-cliff bill.
- After more than 30 years of constant increase, prison populations have begun to decline.
- Sartorial profile of the diamond floral tiara worn by Princess Marie of Denmark.
- Notes on the troubadour life from when Tom Waits became "Tom Waits" in an LA motel.
- Why more pitchers don't take on the game's trickiest throw: it's deadly, but too difficult.
- David Simon of Treme chooses favorite songs for a French radio program.
- Blind man explains how he uses Instagram on his iPhone.
- See also: Movie reviews from a blind film critic.
- For your lunchtime poetry reading: "I’d Like to See You at Thanksgiving" by J.Y. Strain.
- Fawning profile of the (deservedly) exalted George Saunders on the occasion of his new book.
- Study uncovers the “end of history illusion,” where people constantly underestimate how much they will change in their lives.
- Accounting for basketball players who score 100 or more points in a single game.
- Andy Murray doesn't swear he'll stick to his pledge to quit cursing on the court.