October 31, 2012: Afternoon
- Sandy exposed New York's inequalities.
- As climate change progresses, bananas could replace potatoes.
- America's drone war marks its 10th anniversary next week—and shows no sign of letting up.
- For many in the UK, quality of life may stagnate over the next decade.
- Some children struggle to read charts and graphs, which are becoming an increasingly popular way to communicate.
- Tolkein estate trademarks "hobbit," prevents use in scientific lectures.
- Perfectionism is consuming us alive.
- Imagining what the "real" Cloud Atlas sextet would sound like.
- Richard Russo: "When I return to fiction, I’m free to visit the recesses of my characters’ lives that the camera has no access to."
- Five horror movies you probably haven't seen, but should
- TMN's Eric Feezell remembers best/worst Halloween costume he's ever donned.
- The heartbroken groom moved into the big house, where he grew old and miserable. Many years later...
- For more Halloween fiction, check into The Palmer Hotel.
- Jeremy Miranda's paintings of ladders that connect different worlds.
- George Saunders, "I Was Ayn Rand's Lover."