Reading While Eating for January 11: Politics and Pizza

Wednesday's links ponder the day's news while ogling delicious food.

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A zookeeper poses with a Jungle Nymph stick insect during a media event for the annual stocktake at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England

Generation Gap: A touching story of how an 84-year-old grandmother finally embraced technology, sending her very first text message. (The Hairpin)

Never Quit: Have Super PACs created “zombie candidates?” Low-polling pols can seemingly run forever thanks to big pocketbooks. (Salon)

Unsettling Anniversary: Ten years ago, America started detaining prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. See eight people who were unjustly detained there over the past decade. (Global Spin)

Mystical Moves: Snake handlers and faith healers may seem like ancient phenomena, but they were active as recently as the 1940s. (LIFE)

Name Game: Miervaldis? Iphigenia? Check out 10 bizarre middle names of TV characters. (Flavorwire)

Eye Candy: Why put a swimsuit-model calendar on your wall when you can feature pinups of delicious-looking pizzas? (The Daily What)

Viral Video: It’s the one tool that can rid you of every imperfection. (BuzzFeed)

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