May 18, 2012: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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- Argument for a two-state solution based on coordinated unilateral actions, without negotiation.
- What if we could crowdfund militia? Meet Kickstriker.
- Americans getting “more liberal” on gay marriage, “more conservative” on gun rights.
- Controversial painting of South African president's penis reported sold.
- Thom Steinbeck answers questions about receiving letters from his dad, the author.
- Related: Steinbeck letter that he sent to his son, with good advice for the lovelorn.
- If you enjoyed The Art of the Steal—a review of the new/stolen Barnes Collection.
- Patriots: Catch TMN's @Rosecrans Baldwin at Harvard Book Store tonight in Boston at 7 p.m.
- Bieber, turning 18, challenges reporter to boxing match, then loses interest.
- Ninety-five-year-old backpacker plans to see Europe this summer.
- Book critic Michael Dirda—"best-read man in America"—answers questions from Reddit members.
- Reviews of photo gear to transform your iPhone into a decent camera.
- Great profile of the Spurs' Tim Duncan, perhaps the greatest basketball player of his generation, arguably the most anonymous.
- Turtles the size of Smart cars once roamed the rivers in what is now Colombia, preying on creatures as large as crocodiles.
- Mustache maintenance tips from man with the world's longest mustache.
