12 December 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
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"Thank God it was the Danes who colonized us, not the British or Americans or Dutch or Germans." Greenlanders vote to quit ties with Denmark.
Don't worry about the end of the cosmos: It has bounce-back-ability, may not have even started with one big bang.
Zoos may be shortening elephants' life spans; shark-finning is altering the marine ecosystem.
Drowning Pool bassist honored his band's music is employed during interrogation of detainees.
Coffee shops subtly push wares using wifi network names like "BuyAnotherCupYouCheapskate" and "HaveYouTriedTheCheesecake."
TMN's Maggie Mason has etiquette tips for the wifi workforce.
TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin reports on Headwrap, the Blazer, and other characters at the B&N café/office.
You can still stand out with unexpected touches, like conversational cufflinks or patterned dress socks. Party dressing tips from Whit Stillman's Metropolitan.
Census shows Brooklyn's change since 2000: more whites, more Asians, more college degrees, more money, and lots and lots more babies.
The Morning News Annual, our hardcover collection of works from the past year and new stories by TMN writers, begins shipping today.
Time's top 10 viral videos of 2008 (includes favorite "Hamster on a Piano").
Video: The Carpenters... Space Encounters (six parts).
Terrific collection of strange ads from the '60s and onward.
Bettie Page dies at age 85.
