November 7, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Inspectors have verified 22 chemical weapons production sites in Syria.
- CIA declines to confirm that it's paying AT&T more than $10 million a year to assist with overseas counterterrorism operations.
- You can avoid being mugged by walking in a way that appears less vulnerable.
- As we merrily roll along, radically altering the planet, we are increasingly in danger of committing ourselves to outcomes that will overwhelm societies' ability to adapt.
- Adults in cutthroat industries—e.g., domain trading, adult entertainment—are generally nicer than students.
- White paper: Chinese consumers care twice as much as American consumers about the beliefs of their peer group.
- Veterinarians lead the list of 33 occupations where whites officially account for nine in ten of all workers, or more.
- Former cat owner visits prima donnas at 32nd Annual Westchester County Cat Show to remember her dead friend.
- Swedish cinemas begin rating movies with the Bechdel test, where at least two named female characters must talk to each other about something other than a man.
- The word "pervert" used to refer to atheists and homosexuals; we should probably stop using it altogether.
- In 1937, Hitler hired actors to criticize exhibits at Munich's "Degenerate Art Exhibition," which showcased the abstract art he despised.
- Volkswagen's Kombi, about to cease production, has survived in Brazil because "it is enough."
- Almost all Blockbuster stores will close in three months.
- Amazon introduces service where independent bookstores can sell Kindles and take a cut from books sold.
- National Library of Ireland offers archive of photos taken in Dublin from 1897-1904—exact settings for James Joyce's work.
- History of American comic books drawn in six panels.
