May 23, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Fema uses its own "Waffle House index" as an informal way of measuring the impact of a disaster.
- Government experts warn tornado victims could face deadly fungal infections caused by airborne molds usually found in dirt and decaying wood.
- John Cassidy's brief history of austerity in Europe, "a policy prescription that was discredited in the 1920s."
- Gnomes are very symbolic in English gardens, as an anti-class statement.
- Spanish golfer "truly, truly sorry" for "fried chicken" comment made about Tiger Woods, making him "feel sick" despite being "not at all" racist.
- New York Times editors make exception to their no-photo-manipulation rule for fashion spreads.
- Round-up of scandals that haven't appeared in American media—e.g., the government's deliberate abandonment of POWs in Vietnam, with McCain's assistance.
- Outrage in France over the notion that university courses should be taught in English in order to attract foreign students.
- Fans of helmet-ed French band Daft Punk spend large amounts of cash to wear similarly functioning headgear.
- At 80, Quincy Jones has become a talent manager, promoting young jazz musicians and a K-Pop band.
- Excellent interview with Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, who used fashion and surgery to become one with his/her/their lover.
- See also: Examples from 30 years of cut-up art by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge.
- Round-up of great elephant stories—e.g., on the similarities between the reactions of elephants and humans to childhood trauma.
