Headlines from November 19, 2008
- The longest serving Republican in Senate history, Ted Stevens, is defeated, giving Dems a 58th seat.
- Initial review of Obama's guiding light, a history book on Lincoln's "Team of Rivals": narrative, narrative, narrative.
- Dowd: Though 42 may always be miffed at 44, he's finally making real concessions.
- Map of cotton production--and thus, slave labor--correlates to map of Obama votes.
- Review: Science, spirituality together alleviate suffering--here Buddhism is useful, especially in considering consciousness.
- You're filled with a vague dread despite being in the presence of happiness. Carrie Brownstein plays Wii Music.
- Arcade: Super Obama World, Robokill.
- Video: Bike Hero--a real-life, cycling Guitar Hero.
- A tribute to Dallas's Longhorn Ballroom, host to everyone from George Jones to the Sex Pistols.
- One of the very few places in the world where the words "financial meltdown" can be used without fear of exaggeration. A few greedy financiers dismantled Iceland's economy.
- Op: Beijing will be forced to break word with its people--with education rate, global image at stake, unrest may result.
- Will: After being restructured through bankruptcy, the Detroit Two, or One, might flourish. Let's find out.
- Photos: Big-box stores that have been recycled into museums, schools, and churches.
- There can be no grand bargain with the Taliban, because there is no "Grand Taliban" with whom you can bargain.
- Iran's "the Blogfather" arrested in Tehran, accused of spying for Israel.
- Military to Iraqi interpreters: Drop dead.
- Your daily drip of neuroscience: Breaking down the "bullies like bullying" story.
- Five physics lessons for Obama.
- Karl Rove's 10-point plan for the GOP to reclaim power.
- The generations of girls who have inhabited the White House compose a sort of underground society.
- How country music lost the election, and why this should make for better country music.
- Live piracy map.
- Instapaper for the commute: The why, how, and when behind crash-avoiding cars.
- Study guide: Translator of 2666 supplies helpful notes and annotations.
- Guide to New York that depends on how you're feeling.
- Massive pre-Helvetica history of signs in the New York City Subway.