March 8, 2013: Morning
- Meticulous study of global temperatures finds current levels warmer than at any time in at least 4,000 years.
- Rand's filibuster over drones yesterday may have been silly, but at least he had the guts to stand there and filibuster.
- See also: Brief history of robot planes.
- Forget drone strikes in America; we should worry over the steady encroachment of the anti-terrorist security state.
- Coates: America is full of good, moral, racist people—after all, racism is at the heart of our society.
- Thirty percent of girls in South Africa raped by the time they're 18.
- A woman's chances of being killed by her abuser increase more than seven times if he has access to a gun—and other facts for shooting down pro-gun myths.
- Egypt's "Supermakh" helps young women avoid the pressing demands of strange Santa Clauses.
- "Iowa City schools ask state for an audit," and other messages from the weird side of Twitter.
- Today in the Tournament of Books, Bernadette meets Orphan Master.
- Author spends seven and a half pages thanking 140 people for contributing to her 172-page book.
- Infographic maps key moments in the history of the Heimlich maneuver.
- Red Cross now recommends five blows to the back prior to the Heimlich for a choking victim.
- Sale on McDonald's french fries in Japan leads to public bingeing.
- Columbia University students eat up to 100 pounds of Nutella per day; officials reluctant to also offer lobster tails.
- Ex-Zuzu’s Petals lead singer finally gets around to listening to Liz Phair's first record, and likes it.