September 7, 2012: Afternoon
- David Foster Wallace had considered becoming an Obama speechwriter.
- Primer on how to decide which historical president would win in a mass knife fight.
- Christians in Pakistan—less than 3 million people—search for tolerance.
- Judge orders Fort Hood shooting suspect to shave off his beard before his trial.
- A 12-hour trek across Fire Island that's "part philosophic dialogue, part poetic reverie, part nature walk."
- Nutritionists disagree with the Argentine government's assertion that a healthy diet can be had for six pesos a day.
- British study finds fewer children are reading books for fun—outside of class, text messages are preferred.
- What young readers around the globe thought of their latest summer reads.
- How blind athletes learn to run straight.
- Businesses have found that supporting the disabled has become "the new green."
- A supercut of how Hollywood sees the end of the world.
- How disaster experts believe the end of the world will happen.
- Gravestones can now feature QR codes that open up online obits.
- The popularity of the informal "tu" on Twitter (as opposed to "vous") may signal big change for the French language.