10 December 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 10 Dec 2009 Obama shouldn't encourage distrust between India and Pakistan; Obama must plan to negotiate with the Taliban. Unique solution to fixing American politics: Square the districts. Instapaper for the commute: Everything you know about America vs. Iran is wrong. New data show Australia, land of climate skeptics, to possess the largest homes. Calling salmon lovers: Buying "fresh" fish from halfway across the world is very anti-green. This restaurant is trying really, really hard to keep up with the times. If magazines were restaurants. Richard Rodriguez waxes nostalgic on newspapers. For the first time, Chinese will buy more cars this year than Americans. Op: Worrying about America falling behind in green tech is silly; smarter to goad everyone into going hard and fast. Writer who hung out with Pynchon spills: reclusive novelist partial to weed, Heller, green corduroys. False confessions occur frequently: notes on the power and the tragedy. New take on natural selection: Happy accidents (single rare evolutionary events) create new species. Notes on how "extinction training" can delete scary memories. Working out is harder in the morning: the proof you didn't need. Workout tips from an extremely buff opera singer. Gift for the friend who has everything: Posed, autographed pictures of David Hasselhoff. Videos of interest: High-performance double pendulum; the decade according to nine-year-olds.
