September 13, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- In case you were wondering: How exactly that Putin op-ed made its way to the New York Times.
- Related: Putin's op-ed annotated and fact-checked.
- Violence in Syria foments a new tradition of and interest in poetry.
- Egyptian Army soldiers superimposed on idyllic postcards.
- The "traditional American family"—breadwinning male, stay-at-home female, no intention to divorce—is most common among immigrants.
- In England, butlers are passé; in Dubai, they are highly coveted and paid up to $158,000 a year.
- UK-based study suggests the tradition of reading bedtime stories to children is on the decline.
- Why Malcolm Gladwell's "influencers" aren't the key to something going viral—the message always trumps the messenger.
- Jon Krakauer closes the book on how Chris McCandless died: from eating toxic seeds.
- The first frappe was invented by the first Earl of Sandwich in the 17th century, called "Curdled Ice."
- Four catastrophic food disasters in history, only one of them involving molasses.
- See also: Pictures of food that imitate old master still lifes.
- French chefs unsure how to create high-quality fast food when suppliers can't give them proper ingredients.
- Pilot answers common questions about commercial travel.
- Profile of Edward Taylor: renowed frog scientist, spy for the U.S. government.
- Excellent Pippa Goldschmidt on galaxy-gazing in post-Pinochet Chile.
- What happens when a name is too long for a driver's license—e.g., Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele.
- From 2010, John Jeremiah Sullivan on a mug shot of Axl Rose, aka "Bill Bailey," taken 30 years ago.
