March 12, 2013: Morning
- U.S. issues new sanctions in response to North Korea's "scrapping" of the 1953 armistice.
- Among the sabers that North Korea may still rattle: instability; nuclear swapping; terrorism.
- Blogging proving popular in Vietnam—and so is an ugly and effective crackdown on political dissent.
- Pictures from Iran where people are said to be deeply embarrassed by the government, hungry for freedoms denied them.
- Erotic filmmakers and "nude models" seek permission to film in Paris's catacombs.
- See also: Photographs of caverns and their added lighting and pathways.
- Saudi Arabia may quit beheading people due to a lack of government swordsmen.
- Helmet camera catches mountaineer's fall while climbing in Wales.
- The "Godzilla Threshold" is the point where even summoning Godzilla, "patron saint of collateral damage," would not make a crisis any worse.
- Billionaire hedge-fund manager reportedly an asshole who took the "smartest guy in the room" phrase too far on a bicycle.
- Punk rock is not only pointless, but worthless.
- Three easy steps to avoid being ripped off by hackers at the ATM.
- In case you missed yesterday's Tournament of Books, a box of stories faced a book of them.
- Applebee's wants you to know it's not immune to your jokes about its food.