October 19, 2011: Afternoon
- Greece paralyzed by general strike, which now includes petrol bombs and tear gas.
- Today: Send us cell-phone pics of the Recession creeping toward your door.
- George Washington told servants to wait three days after his death before burying him.
- Fungus from U.S. troops in WWII now killing Europe's plane trees.
- Twenty victims claimed this summer by "Paris Syndrome"—when the city doesn't meet expectations.
- Tumblr for spring release of Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down, inspired by Rosecrans Baldwin's essays here on TMN.
- "I Was There When Acid House Hit London and This Is How It Felt."
- Spielberg's Tintin is murder.
- The appeal of the band T-shirt for adults.
- Zuckerberg + bison meat = Dropbox is the hot start-up company.
- New restaurant Romera hopefully represents rock bottom of the food-worshipping craze.
- Chuck Palahniuk on fiction as therapy, Judy Blume, and his new "hideous novel."
- DC Comics spent years arranging deal to release comics on Kindle Fire, and in a few weeks lost loyal fans.
- Teenage mutant ninja noses found on faces of celebrities.
- Animators who create very pretty things lead very boring work lives: a demonstration.
- Related: The very pretty thing.
- Surf photography is no fun, with death and ferocious competition constantly near.
- Chuck Patch's 50 most interesting photographs as culled by Flickr.