March 21, 2012: Afternoon
- Bristol Palin, bashed by Bill Maher, would like an Obama call too.
- Hari Kunzru on Damien Hirst's never-ending confidence.
- Jenny Diski defends Sean Penn's critique of Britain's "ludicrous, colonialist" hanging on to the Malvinas.
- Sound artist renders LA pollution as music.
- Economist business reporter says "dude" is now all about solidarity—the nicest thing to be called.
- Intersections imagined should we all get self-driving cars.
- Photographs by Richard Barnes of stuffed animals in storage or transit inside museums.
- Marmite shortage in New Zealand leads to online trading of already-opened jars.
- See also: Familiar objects made white.
- Navajo Nation upset over being repurposed for high-end fashion, Urban Outfitter panties.
- Fun excerpt from new Johnny Ramone autobiography.
- Nine-year-old psyches herself up for the biggest ski jump of her life.
- Oxford English Dictionary presents DIY spelling bee.
- Today in #TheRooster: Murakami monster meets debut darling, judged by ZYZZYVA editor Oscar Villalon.