Monday morning roundup

Egypt heads toward unabashed police state.

Congo's prospects for peace are tenuous but better than ever.

"Reductress" is such a good idea; too bad it had to stoop to not-even-funny vegan bashing.

On that note, "journalists" once again deceive you about nutrition science. I mean, with a headline like "Women's Depression Linked to ... Pasta" you'd think that depression was linked--by research--to pasta. Instead, there's this:

The research team looked at the women's diets and discovered those who consumed more red meat, soda, and refined grains, like pasta, white bread, and chips, were 29% to 41% more likely to be diagnosed with depression than those who consumed more wine, coffee, and leafy greens,

Newsflash to Newser: there is such a thing as whole-wheat pasta. Not all carbs are "refined grains." And you might also want to notice that whole thing about red meat, which the last time I checked, did not qualify as a carb.

In dating research: dudes often resort to texting when they've stopped caring enough to want to actually talk to you.