11 December 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 11 Dec 2008 Obama advisor and CIA veteran says South Asia is where we're most likely see a nuclear war. Do you want to die because President Obama is dying for a smoke? TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin on "le smoking." Stuff your own stocking: The 2008 TMN Annual, bound to excite you through the year. With Obama supporting statehood for D.C., local activists get excited, have hope. Nannies, butlers, maids get walking papers or "shared" in the new economy. TMN's Pasha Malla's screenplay for would-be immigrants in Canada. If you're Gael Garcia Bernal: She loves you. Malla on how to know if a girl loves you. Interviews with creative women worldwide. It's hard to be a feminist when you're drunk. On Pink's new song of empowerment, "Sober." Worst album covers of 2008. Say hello to the blook: websites that act like appendices to non-fiction books (e.g., TMN favorite The Rest is Noise). Your China news for weekend dinner-parties. E.g., China published the most scientific theses in 2007; more than 90% of China's billionaires are the kids of senior officials.