12 December 2008: Weekend
By The Morning News
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Cholera crisis growing, despite what Mugabe says; ANC says he can still be talked out of power.
Facts and analysis for envisioning future relations with Syria.
Amid pirates, warlords, and cholera, it's easy to overlook the big Africa story right now: Ghana's elections (why they matter).
Signs that Somalia could be slipping into anarchy.
Summary of today's lovely market crash: bailout bust, job cuts, and dismal financial news everywhere.
Regarding Gordon Brown's "saving the world," notes on the difference between a slip and a gaffe in political speech.
Since China's constantly getting its feeling hurt: 19 countries and organizations that have hurt the Chinese people (Japan: 47 times).
Op: Quit putting graphic images on cigarette packs--brain scans show they encourage smoking.
O'Rourke: Newspapers need bailing out, too, unless you like Lohan with your coffee.
New Yorker critics offer up their best-of-2008 reviews.
And when did the hipsters get coffee tables? The Harvard Crimson's top five aggressively insignificant artifacts of 2008.
Google top-10 lists for China, with explanations.
The best band rider of all time: Van Halen's "no brown M&Ms" rule.
Shipping this weekend: The 2008 TMN Annual--like a Patek Philippe without the battery (timeless).
