March 26, 2013: Morning
- Ellen DeGeneres's career viewed as litmus test for understanding America's progress on gay rights since 1986.
- Arizona store won't sell Mark Kelly an assault weapon after learning he didn't intend to use it.
- More than 3,000 people killed by guns in America in the three months since Newtown's massacre.
- In support of gun control, Yoko Ono explains why she published a picture of John Lennon's bloody glasses on Twitter.
- Reporter joins analysts to find the centroid of America—the geographical point where the country would balance perfectly if based on population.
- Economist determines list of items that are impossible to purchase at any price—but this may only be a technological problem for now.
- Clichés employed and banned and still used anyway by journalists.
- Illustrated catalog of tree abuse—"the Tuning Fork," "the Chair"—to commemorate Arbor Day.
- Swiss scientists develop world’s smallest medical implant to monitor critical chemicals and alert your smartphone when you're about to have a heart attack.
- Mary Roach eats old silicone at the "Restaurant of the Future," and has her masticatory performance evaluated.
- In 2013 it is totally forgotten just how unfashionable Bowie had become a little over 20 years ago.
- Organizers for upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia making snow ahead of time, storing it under insulated blankets.
- See also: French artist wraps face with food and Saran Wrap.
- Culinary notes from a resident of Paris during the siege of 1870-71, when slices of spaniel were delicious but upsetting.
- Color photos of Paris in 1900 and 2013 shown side by side, annotated with architectural and social history.
- Americans employ 46 different adjectives when describing the French as sexy, only 21 when describing the French as rude.
- Semi-finals wrap up today in the Tournament of Books, with only three more days to go.
- How the Tournament of Books and A.M. Homes helped a couple find their dream home.