May 22, 2012: Morning
- ANC goes to court to remove the satirical Zuma painting, thus ensuring painting's celebrity.
- Putin shifts especially unpopular ministers over to the Kremlin.
- IAEA chief says Iran nuclear inspections deal not far off.
- According to The Atlantic's Iran War Dial, there's now a 37% chance the U.S. or Israel will strike Iran in the next year.
- Twitter is permanently changing how Bollywood's celebrities are viewed—a change for the good.
- Recruitment ads in the Guardian for torturer, kidnapper, abuser.
- Book on kidnapped Tokyo hostess shows how policing differs in Japan.
- Translator of the fantastic HHhH explains how he got the job without academic training.
- Women protest completely male line-up of directors at Cannes.
- Why nations differ in wealth: Extractive institutions and the politics that keep them in place.
- Gallery of maps includes 1931's "The Histomap"—2000 years of world history on a single page.
- Web entrepreneurs forced to go local in Russia, where customers pay in cash.
- New phone app hopes to shame Russian "parking douches."
- The Skartorialist: Pictures of the world's skateboarders' fashion.
- Heavy-hearted dance tunes listed in honor of Robin Gibb, Chuck Brown, and Donna Summer.