October 14, 2011: Afternoon
- Press secretary reveals Putin's PR escapades are mostly his own doing.
- Romney's foreign policy ideas may not set the world on fire—good!—but he seems in denial about spending.
- Arab world's reliance on exploiting natural resources has prevented private industry from developing.
- One in 10 people in the U.K. leave their Facebook password behind, post-mortem.
- Cuttlefish display camouflage techniques, even when surrounded by stripes.
- Help us figure this out: how close is the economy to your doorstep?
- Bankers accuse NPR reporter of being a "demo dolly" for plying them with beer, asking how much they make.
- Hemingway reports from Spain, 1938.
- Nuns are a force for good; you don't need to believe in God to believe in that.
- Philip Larkin gives friend advice on getting published.
- TMN brings back the TMN Map Quiz.
- Man finds himself surfing great white shark instead of board off Oregon.
- History of the Illinois-based Red Solo Cup, American party staple.
- Photos of 50 international breakfasts.