July 20, 2012: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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- Possible GOP veep candidate Rob Portman fights reputation as a dull, well-regarded wonk; does a mean imitation of a chicken, for example.
- Why the fossil fuel industry is Public Enemy No. 1.
- Spain is still investigating the baby-stealing phenomenon that resulted in 300,000 kids gone.
- On average, 38 million sharks are killed for soup each year—Hong Kong imported 10.3 million kilograms of fins and related products in 2011.
- "Seared steak," "hot metal," "welding fumes": what space smells like.
- There is so much the human body can do if it weren't for steroid bans.
- Our latest TMN Weekender: Exploring the essence of Englishness.
- Ballerina Michaela DePrince's journey from war-torn Sierra Leone to the American stage.
- What if George Zimmerman were black?
- The moments on Nas albums that stand out are the smallest ones, in which he articulates experiences that would be overlooked by almost anyone else.
- One year later, an account of Breivik's 198-minute rampage.
- In Denmark, larp trades in foam swords for dystopian landscapes, simulated rape, and emotional impact.
