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Headlines for Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Afternoon Edition

The argument for a new geologic epoch, the argument against.

Hoberman’s arguments: Romanian abortion film doesn’t have the luxury of pretending pregnancy’s a joke; perhaps that explains why Hollywood looks the other way.

Jennifer Daniels’s print-out calendars for 2008; Ellie Kemper’s remix of Caroline Kennedy’s Obama endorsement.

Major art-world buzz around Gerhard Richter’s next show, to debut eight months from now.

Eight simple steps for stealing an election without breaking a sweat.

Look to fishermen for current political relations between the Koreas and China.

Not one for rest, relationship consultant Jimmy Carter’s next weekend project is to reunite the Baptist church.

Just in time for this weekend’s big bowl, study inspired by Seinfeld confirms the danger of the double dip.

Erik Bryan courts danger in today’s Mp3 Digest by inventing the biographies of artists he doesn’t know.

For all lexicographers in the know, Grant Barrett dives into the history of w00t.

Tracking the online hero-worship of Jérôme Kerviel, France’s super-trader.

Tracking the spy satellites that won’t fall on your head.

Turkish secularists—and not a few westerners—look on with concern as parliament reconsiders decades-old ban on headscarves in universities.

Morning Edition

Op: In a contest with no delegates, Clinton’s victory party in Florida was “a political stunt worthy of the late Evel Knievel.”

McCain wins Florida, a bevy of delegates, as immigration as an issue has seemed to disappear.

Following his trouncing in Florida, Giuliani expected to fold his campaign, endorse McCain—Edwards to announce he’s dropping out today as well.

We must all do our part to preserve this climate of fear.

Barbed wire, fire, psycho-trauma: Photos from the “Tough Guy Challenge” in the U.K.

In New Jersey, groups of men eat cholesterol together.

The government wants to use these games to celebrate itself and its policy of opening up China. But there isn’t anything to celebrate.

Bill Clinton’s role in his wife’s campaign takes on many forms: supporter, attack dog, copresidential candidate.

Groups protest the demolition of the Sunset Strip Tower Records, one of the rare reminders of the music scene that once surrounded it.

The flight can be enjoyed as God intended. German travel agency offers air passage in the nude.

Thai officials, U.N. argue whether the Burmese that tourists pay to see and take photos of are truly refugees, or part of a human zoo.

Though it may sound like the plot of a horror movie, it’s an actual kidney-stealing operation in India.

Matthew Baldwin opens the doors to this year’s “Make-Yer-Own Oscar Pool.”

The story behind Woody Allen’s credits typography.

TODAY’S FEATURE

Bright Inaugural Day, Washington

The U.S. presidential inauguration in January will be one for the ages. LAUREN FREY concludes her series of election-related verse with a hat tip to Langston Hughes.

DIGEST

Lincoln Logorrhea

In his cabinet choices, as in his home state, our president-elect mirrors our 16th president. Gore Vidal’s historical novel about Lincoln helps to balance the dozens of more rigid bios.

My Incredulous Face

Holiday Travel Hell

Nicole Pasulka compiles tales of horror from the TMN writers.

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