* Following acknowledgment that recent Greek-jug dive was staged, Putin booed in martial arts ring. * When torture becomes another political choice, the debate becomes an empirical one about whether it works. * The problem with French employees isn't that they're work-shy, but poorly managed. * Design notes
I realize I sound like a J. Peterman catalog for pseudo-Prousts. The truth is, I’ll never own this robe. Mostly I don’t have the balls. But here it is again, nine seconds in, and then again, with length, at 03:17: Oh man, I know it’s
* At least 20 dead, 1,750 injured as clashes resume in Cairo. * Origin story of Occupy Wall Street. * Attempt to define why some music—Bon Iver, Wilco, the National—is so damn boring. * Profile of prolific session bass player, who appeared on more than 10,000 tracks, Carol Kaye. * Homage
There’s something subversive about Marc Dennis’s new paintings, and it’s not just all the guns and kittens.
* Gaddafi's son and heir Seif-Al Islam said to be captured in Libya. * Posing nude for freedom, Egyptian blogger ends up stoking conservative sentiment ahead of next week's elections. * Following iconic photo of pepper-sprayed protestors, the iconic video from UC Davis. * In case you missed
* Political reform underway in Burma—"they are looking for steady progress from now on." * Abramoff: Vast majority of lobbyists start on the Hill; the link between serving the public and cashing in must be severed. * Obama said his visit to Australia was not about China—but that'
Tuesday, after I heard that the occupiers had been ousted from Zuccotti Park (which I prefer to call “Liberty Square”) I discovered a “live feed,” through an email from Citizens for Legitimate Government. The name of this feed was “The Other 99.” I haven’t watched television since 1971, when
* City-by-city round-up of Occupy marches and arrests. * Fifty-seven members of Congress among America's 1%. * Pictures of the 99% Batman logo projected in New York last night. * Flickr photo of the day: Hong Kong Island and Kowloon seen from the window of a plane. * "
The recent Pacquiao-Márquez match was full of lust, anger, calculation, sport—the same as what's occurring across America, in Zuccotti Park, in Congress, in every household with a bullet-skulled parent. Boxing is the sport of the now, and its lessons will be useful tonight.
* EPA goes after Arizona copper smelter after state neglects to do anything about pollution. * Johnson & Johnson to remove toxic chemicals from baby shampoo and other products. * Interactive Grimm tales from National Geographic. * Excerpt: Krzyzewski's drive to win includes spending hours on Angry Birds. * How and why birds
