Under the Bridge Downtown
When you’re a competition-level grocery-store bagger, it’s easy to overlook the messy lives of your co-workers. But when one of them goes missing, and you start to grow up, the picture changes.
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October 17, 2012: Morning
* Obama wins debate by seven points and triumphs in the likability race, but Romney tops on economic issues. * Fact-checking the debate's disputed claims and arguments. * Lovely chart shows the idiocy of blanket statements about presidential elections. * Binders Full of Women, the tumblr. * Movie trailer and story of
Bring Along Your Cadillac
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October 16, 2012: Afternoon
* Reading the tea leaves, Jeb Bush is unsure what his future holds. * Libertarian Gary Johnson could be a Romney spoiler—Republicans are doing everything they can to keep him off the ballots. * A Bronx man who looks like Obama was high-fived on the street after bin Laden was killed.
My Birthday
I woke from a dream that I was eating my finger. Some guy had explained to me that I must eat my left middle finger—perhaps to prevent gangrene? So I bit into it, tore off a piece and swallowed it. Then a little more. Then some more. I was
The Sea, The Sea
To the uninitiated, they’re just paintings of ships on the ocean. Curator Joe Vallejo explains what makes the tradition of marine art romantic, enigmatic, celebratory.
October 16, 2012: Morning
* Clinton says she's ultimately responsible for the safety of U.S. diplomats—dumping further hay on the pile. * Color-coded guide to Angela Merkel's blazers. * Study finds you can judge 90% of a stranger's personal characteristics by looking at their shoes. * America's
October 15, 2012: Afternoon
* 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,
Reading Is in the Air
From 2:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET today, tell the Biblioracle the last five books you’ve read, and he’ll recommend your next favorite novel.
October 15, 2012: Morning
* German chancellor tries unsuccessfully to feel Greeks' pain during visit. * America faces the doom of Venice, where elites yanked up the ladders after they'd climbed to the top. * Round-up of nastiest Congressional races currently underway. * Senator Arlen Specter, "a Philadelphia institution," dies of cancer