Today In Slate: January 14, 2011

Today: January 14, 2011 Jared Loughner's World of Illusion … and Ours The accused Tucson killer isn't the only one who has a love affair with alternative realities. By Jack Shafer READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics Space Invaders Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period. By Farhad Manjoo READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Spawn of Groupon Coming soon to an inbox near you: a daily deal. Actually, a lot of them. By Annie Lowrey READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Why the Lebanese Government Collapsed, and Why You Should Care Searching for the Michel Gondry Touch in the Crushing Mediocrity of The Green Hornet Did Female Bodies Evolve To Thwart Rape? Do Crazy People Have Extra-Crazy Dreams? Advertisement Barack Obama's Facebook Feed: The New Era of Civility Edition Help! My Boyfriend Demands a Sex Act That I Don't Like. Briefing Why boys like sticks: the Explainer's 2010 question of the year.  Jared Lee Lougher is still being called the "alleged gunman" in Arizona. Why? News & Politics Jared Lee Loughner's Nietzsche: Why the philosopher is misunderstood by angry young men. John Mearsheimer's new book, Why Leaders Lie, catalogs the lies nations tell each other. Arts Brooklyn Kinda Love: a new Playboy TV show signals the end of Brooklyn. Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz: The secret of his genius. Life The ominous rise of amateur ornithology. Streetcars vs. monorails: The fight for the future of urban transportation. Business & Tech Why you should never, ever use two spaces after a period. How Groupon's success could bring dozens of coupons to your inbox. Science Gabrielle Giffords and the perils of guns: How an armed hero nearly shot the wrong man. Desalination: How eco-friendly is it? Podcasts & Video Jared Loughner's parents, Claire Dederer's Poser, and Caitlin Flanagan's "Hazards of Duke" on this week's DoubleX Gabfest podcast. Downton Abbey, the censored Huckleberry Finn, and Ted Williams of the "Golden Voice" on this week's Culture Gabfest podcast.

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