November 28, 2012: Morning
- Obama launches PR campaign to avoid the fiscal cliff, escalating an already tense negotiating atmosphere.
- Anti-semitism of senior Hungarian politician viewed as "old school" compared to more contemporary hatred of Islam and immigrants.
- Tales from the contemporary American West, where extreme weather is a killer.
- Dog-sledding across Russia when it's -39 degrees out.
- Why do older NBA players pick up more technical fouls? They're ruder.
- If your time is worth $10 an hour, a penny is worth 3.6 seconds. If spotting and picking up a penny takes you more than 3.6 seconds, it’s a loss.
- Inside story of how Lost was created—mostly anxious improvisation at every step.
- Study finds the more "friends" you have on Facebook, the more stressed you're likely to be about actually having them.
- How to safely introduce your 13-year-old to Facebook and the internet's complete lack of privacy.
- The reason some wines taste like "barnyard"—and that's a good thing—is because pleasure isn't always better for being straightforward.
- In case you've been asked to assemble a wish list for holiday gifting: The ACME product catalog.
- Corporate booklet of drinking songs for 1930s Labatt employees.
- Documentary makes the case for Cream's Ginger Baker being the best, and perhaps meanest, rock-and-roll drummer ever.
- Ten episodes of Anthony Bourdain and David Chang's Mind of a Chef available to view online.