October 10, 2012: Morning
- Pentagon task force sent to Jordan in case turmoil in Syria should expand into a wider conflict.
- The pro-U.S. case for helping Iran save face.
- Terrific article about the predetermined square dance that people do in elevators.
- A tale of two lawyers: One wants to inject more money into politics; one represents Stephen Colbert.
- France security forces find explosives in raid on suspected anti-Semitic ring outside Paris.
- Taliban attacks 14-year-old who was an outspoken advocate of education for girls.
- Life of a crime reporter.
- Five years ago, the women captured in last week's "Stingray Photobomb" meme tried to get the picture on Ellen.
- Linguistic history of how the meaning of "entitlement" has changed from a legitimate to an illegitimate claim.
- The $1 billion food-truck industry has grown 8.4 percent annually in the U.S. since the recession.
- Illustrated guide to cork production—much more interesting than that sounds.
- Fact of the day: Abraham Lincoln's grandfather, Abraham Lincoln, was also shot and killed.
- Advice on whether or not to shave your child's unibrow, and how best to deal with Five Guys' fries.
- MythBusters recreate famous Titanic scene to see if Jack and Rose could both have lived.
- Withering early reviews of classic novels.
- Video tour of Gay Talese's "bunker" office beneath his home.
- Dutch library composed of a five-story "book mountain" includes "a 1,500 foot-long route throughout multiple levels of literature."