* Newark mayor, amateur superhero Cory Booker rescues neighbors from burning houses. * During the 2010 snowpocalypse, Booker and his staff were ready with shovels. * The psychology of walking. * Since eventually the lands of Earth will be subsumed by the rising tides of the planet, it is imperative we learn to live
* Unlike past rocket failures, this time North Korea did not maintain its launch was a success. * Researchers find "manipulating" past memories of drug use can help addicts avoid relapse. * As alternative medicine continues to come under fire from conventional physicians, some hope to combine the benefits of both.
* A prisoner of the Taliban for the past three years, American POW Bowe Bergdahl has been largely forgotten. * Kinkade may be synonymous with kitsch, but he's not so different from Hirst. * Research suggests work is killing us slowly, though being unemployed is worse. * Alain de Botton: "I
* After a campaign spent pandering to conservative ideals, Romney tries to win back women voters. * Romney has a Gore problem—people tend to describe both using robot metaphors. * North Korea flouts international pressure, moves forward with plans to launch a weather satellite. * What not to do if your child is
For 50 years, a fire has been raging in mining tunnels beneath Centralia, Pa. With the town mostly evacuated long ago, what’s left? Mostly journalists and other outsiders looking in.
* Norwegian mass murderer Breivik declared sane after second psychiatrist evaluation. * About to deploy on his fourth tour to Iraq, a Marine vanished into the Montana wilderness, and clues as to why are slowly emerging. * "Beware of muses who promise unrealistic timelines" and other tips to improve your writing.
Have you thought about the patriarchy today? It’s still happening, you know. It was, and is, everywhere, especially literature. Here is some proof, via condescending love letters and “New Yorker” articles. Sorry to be such a bummer.
* After reclaiming the top Google search result for his name, Rick Santorum ends his presidential campaign. * Bush: "I wish they weren't called the Bush tax cuts." * The newspaper industry may be saved by wealthy local patrons. * Researchers suggest a good economy creates fewer caregivers and thus
* Iran plans to create its own internet. * Egyptians, upset presidential candidate is out over citizenship dispute, turn to Obama's Facebook page. * Boys choir struggles with the ultimate foe: puberty and deepening voices. * Ad execs panic when study finds consumers in their 20s switch media formats nearly 30 times
To be a male clothing wearer in the early 21st century, you must do what men do, and wear trousers, whether or not the style fits you. Lessons in breaking through fashion anxiety to find yourself—in a pair of Comme des Garçons drop-crotch pants.
