November 6, 2014
By The Morning News
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- Republicans want to define themselves affirmatively rather than by opposition; they should look to Friedrich Hayek.
- Related: Birds found using human musical scales for the first time.
- State judge overturns Missouri's constitutional ban on gay marriage.
- Beheadings, massacres, and wholesale killings aren't limited to Islamic State brutality—they're taking place next door, thanks to Mexican cartels.
- In case you're missing out: This American Life spin-off Serial follows one riveting story over multiple episodes.
- Paris Review launches new digital magazine, starting with photographer W. Eugene Smith.
- Daughter of the Happy Face Killer explains what it was like to grow up with a serial killer for a dad.
- Conservative politicians and pundits defend football against wimps, volleyball, and those who find "Redskins" offenseive.
- Study finds shorter NBA referees call more personal fouls, though not enough to alter games.
- Related: Round-up of the year's most valuable tweets from professional athletes.
- Mace was invented to be a personal-protection device, but was quickly applied to crowd control in the '60s.
- Clay Shirkys of the world: go away.
- TMN's Paul Ford rediscovers his childhood through outdated computer systems.
- Pictures of forgotten New York music venues, from the Savoy to Max's Kansas City.
- Man who piloted the Grateful Dead and Rolling Stones was also smuggling Pablo Escobar's cocaine.
- Given the success of drug trafficking in the deep web, a reputation-based system for human smuggling may be next.
- Advice on becoming a successful "sugar babe."
- Danish National Chamber Orchestra performs after eating extremely hot chili peppers.
