* U.S. and Pakistan locked in negotiations while drone "blitz" continues. * Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire help Saturday Night Live say goodbye to Kristen Wiig. * Pop music is longer, slower, sadder—only 43.5% of recent hits are written in a major mode. * Round-up from the New
* Architect Anish Kapoor assesses London's Olympic Tower. * A refreshingly old-fashioned spat between linguists and the New Yorker about the purpose of a dictionary. * Placement explains why Guinness bubbles sink instead of rise. * Clamshell packaging declared worse than NYC parking signs, pull handles on push doors. * Crab-tapping-
We open the bunker on doomsayers preparing for the end of civilization—but not all them will survive the first hour of armageddon.
* Obama guns for the failures of "Romney economics" in Massachusetts. * Ladies, if you experience discrimination in an "open" or "wild" office, keep quiet and profit. * Elites in Egypt would like this election to be the revolution's end; Tahrir youth see further. * Aaron
* Let's back up a moment to explain why a revolution was even needed: before 1960, the province was basically run by the Catholic Church. * Fugitive porn star wanted by Interpol for mailing a severed foot to Canadian political party headquarters. * Cold War fears spurred the creation of Google
For psychotherapists, maintaining a stable, flawless public image is critical. But when a marriage and family counselor actually goes through a mid-life crisis herself, all bets are off and here come the tattoos, affairs, and professional infidelities.
* Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike; Israel conditionally agrees not to renew detentions without charge. * "Old people smell" found to exist. * Syria pleads with journalists to ignore recent massacre and wait for its own report to be issued. * Founder of Russia's Facebook tosses $150 paper airplanes
* Scientists observe killer bees evolve to be more gentle than defensive if they live on an island. * Bluefin tuna off California have trace radiation from Fukushima—but it's not as scary as it sounds. * Reluctant suburbanite comes to terms with life outside the city line. * Hague gives Charles
From 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET today, tell the Biblioracle the last five books you’ve read, and he'll recommend your next favorite novel.
* First self-immolations protesting Chinese rule occur in Lhasa. * Events worsen in Syria for both Assad and the opposition, and the UN is in a do-nothing bind. * Good Morning America headline: "Nicole Kidman Urinates On Zac Efron In The Paperboy." * Kids with active friends more likely to
