October 15, 2012: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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- Six-year study of Britain's drug laws by cops, scientists, etc., recommends decriminalization.
- Primer on the battle over whether soda actually makes us fat.
- Pumpkin is the new bacon.
- Philosopher argues for pain-free world, which may soon be possible with technology.
- People with congenital analgesia—people who, in fact, feel no pain at all—live miserably.
- Philip Hensher analyzes the handwriting of J.K. Rowling, Lady Gaga, other celebrities.
- The Biblioracle is in the house today—name your last five books, and he'll recommend your next favorite.
- David Sedaris on being misread.
- Every day for lunch, President Ford ate cottage cheese with steak sauce and an onion.
- To succeed, an Affleck project must be accompanied or preceded by Affleck facial hair.
- Photographic glimpse into the everyday working life of Americans 150 years ago.
- Twenty-five years ago, the great storm of 1987 killed 22 people, plus six of Sevenoaks's seven oak trees.
- Text-message dialogue with fellow car-accident participant yields unexpected ending.
- For your afternoon break, we recommend revisiting Sarah Hepola's series of brief crushes on perfect strangers.
