November 21, 2012: Morning
- "Middle East Conflict Intensifies As Blah Blah Blah, Etc. Etc."
- History of the sounds of war, from air raid sirens to the whirring of drones.
- How and why Obama's foreign policy passed the Benghazi test.
- An epidemic of penis theft swept Nigeria between 1975 and 1977. Then there seemed to be a lull until 1990, when the stealing resurged.
- Nice meandering article about a young wilderness 20 miles outside Amsterdam that used to be underwater.
- Final patrols return from the hunt for kuru—disease caused by the eating of dead people.
- Each daily increase of three ounces of red meat is linked with a 12 percent greater risk of dying.
- Round-up of options for vegetarian and vegan folks at your Thanksgiving table.
- Call-to-arms for those who believe holiday turkey should be replaced by spaghetti carbonara.
- Profile of the man behind Batter Blaster, pancake batter that comes in a spray can.
- See also: Rogier Wieland's cardboard-cutout stop-motion animations.
- Photographs of the 37 or so ingredients that go into a Twinkie.
- New York Times Thanksgiving-erator offers ideas for last-minute menus.
- For when your Thanksgiving meal descends requires a puzzle: Who owns the fish?
- Why we eat what we eat.
- See also: "Pie Is Not a Gel (and Other Thanksgiving Tips)."