* The allowance that Japanese wives give their salarymen husbands is at its lowest since 1979. * Iranian news agency republishes Onion story about rural whites liking Ahmadinejad over Obama. * The case against voting for Obama even if you think he's better than Romney. * Political candidates now wage foreign policy;
* Researchers find supporters of rival presidential candidates are able to empathize with each other. * I like to listen to right-wing podcasts and then call up the organizations that produce them to tell them about everything they got wrong. * Mike Love's recent firing of his fellow Beach Boys
For the middle-class residents of Tel Aviv, housing is either too expensive or difficult to find. On one city street, apartments are plentiful but—for more than one reason—not the kind you’d like to see.
* Plane bound for Everest region crashes in Kathmandu, killing all 19 onboard. * In 2012, more soldiers died from suicide than combat; on average, one dies each day. * Graph shows the political skew and likely turnout rates of various beer drinkers. * Round-up of pretty much everything you'll want
On Monday night, following a spectacularly botched call in front of a television audience of 16 million football fans, Americans, as we so often do in times of crisis, took to the internet. There were cries of outrage from the aggrieved—the Packers’ T. J. Lang tweeted: “Fuck it NFL
* Republicans aren't asking the other half of Reagan's question: "Do you feel safer than you did four years ago?" * Romney's apparent fear of flying is worth mention—just being president requires intense physical hardiness. * Related: Choire Sicha dons the Non-Expert blazer
We continue our series of publishing contemporary Russian literature in translation—stories you won't find anywhere else, unfortunately—with a novelist who turns Mr. and Mrs. Nabokov into objects of captivation. Don't miss out on your chance to win a gift card from Powells.com.
* Report finds people in areas targeted by Obama's drone campaign are being systematically terrorized. * Related: U.S. operators now attack rescuers, using Hamas's "double tap" tactic. * Bill Clinton could run for president in Ireland or France, but probably won't. * David Cameron fluffs
* Leading Republican strategist says voter-fraud hoopla is utter bull. * Medical error and/or overtreatment believed to cause 180,000 deaths per year. * Fighting fires is safer than fixing cars: America's 10 deadliest jobs. * Related: Giles Turnbull answers the world's oddest job interview questions. * Buyer'
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