July 13, 2011: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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- A new book reveals Hitler's plan to rebuild the Reich should his empire fall--complete with talking dogs.
- A Spielberg letter about Indiana Jones casting.
- A victim's daughter and a boss's son stand up to the mafia in Naples, where "the system" runs deep.
- Photos: Lawmaking in luxury at Italy's Parliament.
- Another proposal to split California gains steam--"South California" wants to secede, but excise LA.
- Ten charts to help you decide how much sunscreen to wear.
- From Azzerrad to Zazzerrad, Pitchfork's 60 favorite music books.
- How remote Ulan Bator, Mongolia, became the site of the world's most profitable mine.
- Linguist Mark Liberman on Strunk and White, Strunk/White, and fanfic.
- Photos, 30 years apart, of a father and son watching the first and last shuttle launches.
- After losing fields and teams, Japan's young baseball players band together to carry the hope of a nation.
- In Civil War naval battles, it was more often student against student than brother against brother.
