11 May 2011: Afternoon By The Morning News — 11 May 2011 Ten years ago, Bush and Musharraf made a deal: U.S. could raid, Pakistan would protest afterward. Hitchens on voice in writing and speech now that he has lost his own. What happens to all the Asian-American overachievers when the test-taking ends? Technocrats who seemed golden in winter now doomed by Arab spring. How a Yemeni sheikh paired Osama bin Laden with his then-17-year-old former student. Q&A with bin Laden's obituarist. Today I am focusing not on the Ayatollah's critical output, but rather his work as a creative author. Dictators' literary output examined. Four months after his shocking return, "Baby Doc'' Duvalier appears to be the epitome of life. Barbers, dentists, and surgeons were once the same, until barbers were limited to only hair and nails. Graphic: Science of toilet paper orientation. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish newspaper regrets erasing Clinton from Situation Room picture because it didn't respect Flickr's policies. Long read: Leaps in forensic science helps LAPD solve a 23-year-old murder. Son accused of killing neo-Nazi father. Extremely rare E. woodii--the most solitary organism in the world. Restaurant managers prefer smaller groups because they displace business lost from large parties. Street report from Havana, where the state is in retreat. Finally, Canada has found its own iconic show in a reality-TV obstacle course.
