Linkwad.

1. Tall people might be more likely to get cancer. Not sure why they specifically framed the piece around women, though.
2. I’d like to imagine Herb Kohl could block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, but I imagine it’ll go through anyway. Too much money on one side.
3. Google rolls out, then partially rolls back, corporate G+ accounts.
4. This is ostensibly about “how to be a right-leaning journalist,” but really, a lot of the advice is applicable to everyone: “Any sound ideology will survive collisions with reality, and not every slice of truth will fit neatly into a philosophical narrative. The best journalism starts with enough humility to appreciate the value of a well-turned fact above all else. If you think you know it all–on any subject–in your 20s, you are not only almost certainly wrong (and irritatingly so to your superior), you are also closing off avenues for discovering a better story.” Worth a scan, even if you don’t think it applies to you.

Good luck, single people.

Although it’s mostly gross, instead of life-threatening, this is hardly good news:

Scientists have found a “superbug” strain of gonorrhea in Japan that is resistant to all recommended antibiotics and say it could transform a once easily treatable infection into a global public health threat.

The new strain of the sexually transmitted disease — called H041¹ — cannot be killed by any currently recommended treatments for gonorrhea, leaving doctors with no other option than to try medicines so far untested against the disease.
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“Based on the historical data … resistance has emerged and spread internationally within 10 to 20 years,” [the bacteria's discoverer] said.

Another interesting tidbit: “Japan has historically been the place for the first emergence and subsequent global spread of different types of resistance in gonorrhea.”

Via the Hairpin.

Linkwad.

1. Normally, the “drink whenever the NYT uses the word ‘perineum’” game is pretty dull. Not this time! More seriously, I’ve been looking for a more junk-friendly seat, so recommendations are welcome.
2. This “best beers of 2011″ list rates a lot of Sierra Nevadas suspiciously high, but seems otherwise on point. Relatedly, wine delivery is now legal in Maryland.
3. Hitting back at Jay Maisel, in the best possible way. Via @AnilDash.

Linkwad.

1. DDoS attacks are not sit-ins.
2. Could pro-life pressure lead to a disproportionate number of poor people with birth defects?
3. Child prostitution, although awful and blah blah blah, is basically nonexistent in the US. Via @AnnieLowrey.
4. Do you want to hear a Fugazi/Wu-Tang mashup? Well, then.
5. UN peacekeepers were probably the “confluence of circumstances” behind the Haitian cholera epidemic.

We’re #2!

The United States is no longer the fattest country; Kuwait takes the top spot on the podium, which is groaning ominously.

The rest of the world is gaining on us, putting on more weight at a faster pace. This is especially true in Pacific island nations and in the Middle East, where the United Arab Emirates Kuwait now represents the world’s fattest industrialized nation. Both regions seem to be struggling to adapt to modern, sedentary lifestyles over a rather short period of time.
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Altogether, this means that one in nine people around the world are obese—highlighting the growing global problem with overnutrition and the urgent need to both increase physical activity and to eat healthier.

Via @AnnieLowrey.