March 21, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Moscow responds to Obama’s sanctions by banning nine American leaders from visiting, including Boehner.
- The “acceptance” of Putin’s actions among the Western community appears to be on the rise.
- Rate of melting ice in Greenland indicates sea levels will rise faster than projected.
- Narcissus loved his reflection before he realized it was himself—we have judged and misused him for 2000 years.
- When it comes to divining Jeff Bezos's hand in new plans for the Washington Post, "never underestimate how smart really smart people are."
- Thanks to the anti-vaccine crowd, measles make a comeback after a 50-year hiatus.
- The amount of movie theaters in Pakistan has increased over 400% in the past nine years.
- Unit sales of microwave ovens in America tumble 40% from a peak in 2004 as eaters move from fast toward fresh.
- "Knolling" is the practice of organizing objects in parallel or at 90° angles.
- Women's obituaries tend to focus on their relationships with men rather than their own accomplishments.
- See also: Historical analysis of Amazonian women.
- Fred Phelps, leader of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, will not have a funeral to be picketed.
- Personal ads from 1900.
- Seapunks, haul girls, and "My Little Pony Kitsch"—the Internet replaces youth subcultures' need for costumes and street corners.
- High-school basketball player hits game-winning shot one week after taking a stray bullet in the leg during a party.
- In case you've got friends who haven't discovered the ToB, a Chicago Reader guide to this year's tournament.
- March Madness takes place in Europe, too, but with dead geese.
