October 4, 2011: Afternoon
- British Airways to sell $200 courses on how to survive an airline evacuation.
- Feminists rally against "mademoiselle," call for French equivalent of "Ms."
- Journalist follows protocol to Interview a woman with 100-plus personalities.
- David Brooks defends Mitt Romney.
- Leading contender for U.S. presidency suggests sending troops into Mexico.
- Corrections to misperceptions about Mexican immigration.
- Mexico proposes two-year marriage contract—to be renewed if the couple stays happy.
- Perilous economic period predicted unless world leaders avoid catastrophe.
- North Carolina—a must-win for Obama—going deeply red with Art Pope's money.
- Saying Steve Jobs is like Thomas Edison shows a lack of appreciation for Thomas Edison.
- How to get rid of a Nobel Prize Medal when it's 23-karat gold and banned by the Nazis.
- Self-help and writerly-bar recommendations from the Paris Review's Lorin Stein.
- Maurice Sendak is angry and hilarious about ebooks, Rushdie, Gwyneth Paltrow.
- Timothy Hutton, snippet-reader, stars in book trailer for an author he only knows on Twitter.
- How to peel a head of garlic in 10 seconds.