1 April 2011: Weekend By The Morning News — 01 Apr 2011 Crisis in Ivory Coast quickly evolving; Ouattara backers seize state TV, attack palace; Reuters updates. Photos from Libyan conflict. Also important: Prince William won't wear a wedding band, but Kate gets one of rare Welsh gold. War correspondent describes fortnight spent in Gadhafi's prison. Qataris start story-saving projects to protect culture in face of rapid globalization. Korea's infamous demilitarized zone: a blessing for cranes. If Uttar Pradesh was a country, it would be the fifth most populous country in the world. India releases 2011 census results. Long-term evacuation planned for residents near Fukushima nuclear plant. Tokyo report: Lights in Shibuya are doused; vending machines confirm they're all out of water. Bronx Zoo cobra returns from twittering adventures to be found safe and sound in his reptile house. Q&A with American matador Bette Ford on her transition from fighter to actress. PETA suggests renaming San Francisco's Tenderloin as Tempeh Flats. Op: You take the Eurostar and you end up shopping; the avant-garde is more likely to be found in Hamra than Paris. Ski bum meets speed racer inside a Swiss wind tunnel. Tournament of Books concludes Monday; in the meantime, guess the final score and possibly win sweet prizes. False: "Maker Of Pizza Rolls Rethinks Letting Fans Tell Its Story." True: "Fake Bombs at Balloon Museum." Hulu pulls off nice '90s April Fool's website. John Jeremiah Sullivan dissects David Foster Wallace's influence and posthumous new novel. "The Nintendo Cereal System" and other items not likely to be found on your breakfast table. Long read: Ode to the fastball--the smoke, the cheese, the cheddar, the heat, the gas.
