May 27, 2016

The Morning News http://ift.tt/1ORwK5L

Round-up of errors and hype about the “nightmare” “superbug” that’s circulating in the news right now.

The “folk theory” of democracy says Sanders supporters vote for his policies—a fallacy the media can’t resist.

Stanford economist surveys the relationship between newspapers, ads, bias, and politics.

Gawker pens open letter to “comic book villain” Peter Thiel, hires banker to provide financial advice.

See also: Nick Denton’s open letter to his archenemy.

No one is listening, least of all Luther Vandross. An open letter to the writers of open letters.

In Iran’s new Parliament, reformists are the largest bloc, and women outnumber clerics for the first time.

Some think Doctors Without Borders was bombed because Afghan allies hated seeing their enemies treated equally.

If a wage-theft suit wins against Domino’s, employers may be accountable higher up the franchise chain.

Startups are frequently boozy, but all that alcohol suggests “a far bigger, more invasive, systemic problem.”

If you eat in a Somali restaurant and receive a banana: eat the banana.

In addition to our $198 chef’s menu, we also offer a $12 burger if you’d like to kill your hunger in a single course.

Americans aren’t poor because they throw away their money; they’re poor because they don’t have any money. #opinions

Legal and ethical hurdles abound in the world of post-mortem sperm donation.

Two distinct groups use misogynistic language on Twitter: angry white men and “ordinary women and girls.”

Only 2% of young British men define themselves as “totally masculine,” compared to 56% of men over 65.

Portraits by Chad States of men in poses they describe as their most masculine.

Killing Dylann Roof shows how unimaginatively the government imagines justice.

RIP Solomon Golomb, whose algorithms have run an octillion times inside cell phones.

The theremin is one of the oldest electronic musical instruments; the “theremini,” it’s new kid brother, is plain adorable.

Where to go and what to see in June if you like contemporary art.

Klosterman: Someday, rock and roll will be forgotten, all except for Chuck Berry.