12 February 2007: Evening By The Morning News — 12 Feb 2007 Op: This war in Iraq deserves a whistle-blower, says Daniel Ellsberg, leaker of the Pentagon Papers. The sectarian Sunni-Shiite fault line: perhaps never so stark and disruptive. What are the effects of the Israeli government's concessions to ultra-orthodox Jewish customs on its citizens? People go somewhat bananas when they hear about this. The saga of a young-earth creationist's dissertation. Canada is too cold for elephants. Some British doctors don't want to treat patients whose maladies are their own faults, despite blanket coverage. Today's long read: The Arab Bank, Saudi Arabia, and suicide bombers. Videos and mp3s for the Voice's top singles from the Pazz and Jop poll. Can music convey meaning in the same way as language? Gallery owners seek out homeless people's signs for sale. Robert Birnbaum's book picks in today's Digest to prevent the collective moronization. It must be said that this newly exclusive focus on deep emotions among fairly ordinary people is a bit disconcerting. Mendelsohn on Almodóvar "Steel enema" contemplated by anti-whaling pirates. Today's students are adorable. Your dream house down the road may cost less for being made from interlocking manure.
