November 17, 2011: Morning
- Brazen attempts by Egypt's military rulers to preserve power receive White House rebuke.
- New Benetton ad features world leaders making out.
- Italy’s gold holdings—world's third largest—worth about one-tenth of the estimated total amount required to cover Italy's bailout.
- Today's white paper: Belarus, the land of zero applause.
- Blake Griffin analyzes tape of Bill Simmons's best dunks.
- Highly educated man quits job, leaves home to occupy Wall Street, now has no place to go.
- Occupy protesters plan two-month anniversary march.
- Economist readers vote on which Americanisms they'd like to adopt.
- Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin expresses frustration over following puck on TV.
- Blink-182 song spurred 27-year-old to create "paranormal romances," earning her millions.
- 2011 National Book Award winners announced: Ward, Greenblatt, Finney, Lai.
- How to build a computer model of god.
- Brief history of rappers sampling Radiohead.
- Drinkify fixes cocktails to match the album you're listening to.
- Japanese bartender drinks beer in one second.