1 September 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 01 Sep 2009 Notes on the appeal of one-way space travel, especially if working on Mars would be better than dying at home. Op: Russia still envisions itself an empire, and its way of seeking relevance is shortsighted. Slate's Press Box calls foul on the Journal's hair-snipping story from yesterday. Instapaper for the commute: On the sticky, tricky middle ground between opposing imperialism and protecting human rights. Winner of PEN's 2009 Prison Writing Contest, "I Wore Chains to My Father's Funeral." The "Jabberwocky," spell-checked (vs. the original) New reason to save newspapers: Who else will fight, and pay, to open courtrooms? How to use your Facebook status "to maximum status-signifying effect." Podcast: "This Week in the History of Psychology." Rundown of why it may be time to quit social media. Contemporary clichés to be found in Flickr photographs. Op: Marijuana's not only gone mainstream, it could be the next Prozac if Big Pharm could just get our amygdala high. German body-parts brokerage company prices the average humerus at 42 euros. Clay Risen's report on the death of anarchy in Berlin.
