September 28, 2011: Afternoon
- Western governments shy about defending human rights; liberty declined for the fifth year in a row.
- Long-term cost of detainee abuse: Now torturers can say, "But you torture too."
- Rick Perry rumbled for trashing North Carolina BBQ.
- Jenny Diski not shy in analyzing published "happiness project."
- History is full of wannabe cynics, but none can match Devil's Dictionary author Ambrose Bierce.
- Ellen controls Beckham and makes him entice people to smell his leg.
- Among 50 ex-burglars, 78% said current thieves check social media when targeting properties.
- Introducing the PeePoo, a biodegradable single-use toilet ("for the developing world").
- Related: King confirms sequel to The Shining will involve vampires with pirate names.
- Blog of unnecessary journalism phrases.
- Immortality found in becoming nouns: Lord Cardigan; Charles Boycott; Joseph-Ignace Guillotin.
- Study of the illness of van Gogh.
- Erin Overbey reports from a panel pondering beards vs. clean-shaven.
- Atlanta comedians grow beards, seek audiences nationwide, find their comedic souls.