March 19, 2013: Morning
- Few statistics exist for Syria's uprising, but Assad's army is estimated to be half its size, certain of the loyalty of only 50,000 soldiers.
- Blogger who helped bring the Steubenville rape case to national attention explains her investigative process.
- Rape is that unique crime in America where the news media lament the blighted futures of the rapists.
- In 2012, newspapers lost $16 in print ads for every $1 earned in digital ads.
- Cyprus banking crisis imagined as a role-playing game with dice.
- For those who like inside baseball, or want to be driven to drink: How legislation really gets made—or undone—nowadays in Washington.
- Indian society slowly accepting the notion of "ladies night" as beverage makers market alcoholic drinks to women.
- Candid portraits of American girlhood.
- PBS special on the rise of webcomics includes profile of TMN favorite Exploding Dog.
- Infographic and strategies explain where to sit for an ideal dinner-party experience depending on the number of guests.
- Aleksandar Hemon discusses his instinct for complication, which improves his storytelling but hurts his book sales.
- Fighters who smile during pre-match photographs are more likely to lose their bouts.
- Quarterfinals begin today in the Tournament of Books.
- Maps show March Madness fandom tracked nationally based on Facebook "likes," with confirmation for Duke's shoulder chip.
- For your office pool: Nate Silver offers probability numbers on basketball brackets.
- Stupidity captured at 2500 frames-per-second.