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Headlines for Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Afternoon Edition

EU employs new official coffee monitors to make sure commissioners’ espresso tastes good.

Bankers will not hesitate to enrich themselves at the expense of the public good if they have the opportunity.

If you’re looking for a socialist revolution in the U.S., focus on guerrilla agriculture.

Instapaper for the commute: How people have recovered from Ireland’s “Troubles.”

Kristof offers genocide primer through answers to question about Darfur.

Europe considers following the Czech (and Bobby Jindal) model for dealing with violent sex offenders: castration.

Biotechnicians have been freed from the vulgar moralism of the masses, so they can operate according to the vulgar utilitarianism of their own social clique.

Chinese sports ministry finds 3,000 young atheletes are older than they claim.

Weeks after Islamic law bans yoga, Indonesian council forces hipster “Buddha Bar” to close for offending Buddhists.

Meter judges internet’s focus on Paris Hilton or Paris, France.

New Cindy Sherman show redefines a place for women in the Western cliché.

Interesting discussion on figuring out why school concert bands pick music no one listens to.

Enjoying the Tournament of Books? Place a wager on the outcome and help some kids.

Another gallery of gorgeous iPhone-drawn art.

Morning Edition

I do not give much importance to abstract concepts. President Lula da Silva of Brazil ponders the new human-based economic order.

Channeling Genghis Khan, Kazakh premier suggests a global currency.

Riding news of Citigroup’s profits and Bernanke’s call for reform, Wall Street posts its biggest one-day gain of the year.

Madoff to plead guilty on all criminal charges tomorrow, may spend the rest of his life in prison.

“I Know a Guy Who Knows a Guy Who Can Really Screw Us Over.”

“The Tibetan people are regarded like criminals deserving to be put to death.” Fifty years after exile, the Dalai Lama slams China, is still unable to find the middle way.

The New Republic presents a series thats asks: “What should Obama do about Darfur?”

Comparing the health of the Dow to a president’s first 50 days, Obama gets the second-worst drop; Ford had the worst.

Photos of the world’s worst places to work—and the worst is Lagos, Nigeria.

Chart of sitcom set configurations; blueprints of sitcom houses.

The long-awaited book site, The Second Pass, is now online and ready to review.

High-resolution photo-tour of CBGB.

What to do when pictures from the pre-digital age arrive on Facebook—specifically, photos of you in high school.

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