These are the reader questions that Slate felt either ill-equipped or unwilling to answer in 2009…

• How would the law punish Siamese twins if one of the twins committed murder without the other being involved? For instance, if the twins were walking down the street and one pulled out a knife and stabbed someone. It seems to me that you couldn’t punish one without the other suffering the same punishment.
• In our culture when dealing with babies and little kids it’s always funny to put something on your head as a pretend hat. Is this the case in every culture? What about where they always wear turbans?
• It’s 30 minutes till my bedtime and I want ice cream. I had a big dinner and a big glass of water and I’m not hungry. I thought to myself that it might be a waste to eat it now if I’m full. Then I wondered How about if I put some in my mouth, swirled it around to taste it, then spit it out? Then I will get to taste it but I won’t get uncomfortably full. But I instantly knew that would never work. I wouldn’t enjoy it at all if I couldn’t swallow it. Is that just me? Do you have to swallow food to enjoy it?

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hat-tip to Justin…

I’m really glad to be sitting in 74 degree sunshine back home in AZ, but kinda sad I’m missing this…

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The First Days of Spring - A Film by Noah and the Whale

Basically a long-form music video covering their entire new album. The cycling scene around 30 minutes in is fantastic…

This list doesn’t feature Radiohead, Wilco, or Sufjan Stevens in the number one spot…

via AVClub.com

A few ways the world changed while you weren’t looking.

via ForeignPolicy.com