Headlines from May 15, 2009
- Figures confirm the euro zone's economy has been hit much harder than the U.S. or Britain.
- Notes on the Muslim Brotherhood's recent losses in Egypt's political battles.
- Tsvangirai explains what it's like to share power with Mugabe--the man who likely tried to have him killed.
- The Obamas may not need the money, but that's no reason to deny Michelle Obama a salary.
- I doubt half the faculty could pass the ideological test now being demanded of Obama. Notre Dame alumni responds to conservative slime-slinging.
- Photos of overflowing garbage.
- Forget dog eat dog. The timid are about to be culled from the herd. How advertisers are spinning the recession.
- David Hockney tries his hand at computer art.
- Resource for writers: 20,000 spammer aliases collected between 2003 and 2008.
- Op: The U.S. needs an ambassador in China now, but it's not at all clear when that's likely to happen.
- Argument for China to face a "carbon tariff", argument against.
- Gay activists in Russia banned by Moscow's mayor for being satanic.
- Saturday morning read: Putting the blood and guts--the humanity--back into our idea of Roman life.
- All eyes on Monday: Jordan urges Israel to go two-state when Netanyahu meets Obama.
- Pelosi and C.I.A. clash over who knew what when regarding torture policies.
- Analysis: Pelosi's move was either a supremely calculated escalation, or a reckless act to defend her honor.
- Lessons learned from postwar German interrogation policy.
- If Obama doesn't want the prisoner-abuse photos shown, he can classify them--but the trick would be classifying them "properly."
- The paradoxically soothing effects of very, very heavy metal.
- Photos of refrigerator interiors show narratives of use.
- Companies that produce America's processed foods can no longer guarantee their safety.
- Informative analysis and backgrounders regarding Pakistan ambassador's appearance on The Daily Show.
- Lunchtime reading: Pakistan on the brink.
- Number of people displaced within Pakistan in the last 12 months: 1.3 million; in the last 30 days: 830,000.
- Guatamala continues war with the internet, arrests Twitter user for inciting financial panic.
- Charts and graphs concerning SNL: cast appearances, impersonated celebrities, etc.
- Today I packed a lunch to take to class. Examples of lives that are average.