Popular Elsewhere
A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.
Readers of a lot of news sites continue to gravitate towards reports of Amanda Knox's return to the US, not least the Telegraph's claim that .
The story is mysteriously unpopular with New York Times readers. They are clicking instead on a very in depth article about , maths and even making music. It turns out slime mold has a very complex structure and the study of it has helped answer difficult maths and software design questions. That's if you can bear getting close enough to it.
Metro readers prefer to track the movements of ex-glamour model Jody Marsh. She's a glamour model no more however - as . It's not surprising to hear it's all in aid of a reality TV show. And it's not the first extreme show she's been the star of. Among her previous forays she was followed in her attempt to become a tattoo artist.
Slate readers question after it has emerged US presidential candidate Rick Perry owns a hunting camp in Texas with a dubious name. While Slate's Brian Palmer puts the number in the hundreds, he is necessarily vague as, he says, varying levels of sensitivity corrupt the figures. But Palmer says people should see a racist place name as an opportunity. That's because in many places if you can come up with a viable alternative, like a relative's name, then you can get the place name changed.
Daily Beast readers are clicking on a story of . Sam Harris says a lot of books can be written in 60 pages are bulked up to 600 pages. That's because publishers can't put a high enough price on short books for them to make economic sense. So off to the Kindle he went, to publish his latest short book. But he came across complaints that his blog was free so why should people pay for his work. Harris says he wants to know how he and other authors are going to get paid.
14:34 UK time, Wednesday, 5 October 2011
