12 March 2009: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Next month's G20 summit will see a "narrowing of differences," no "grand bargain to put the world to rights."
Uptick noted in amateur American superheroes, armed with the internet and expensive costumes.
Industry: shipping. Mexican drug lord makes Forbes billionaire list.
With stimulus money on the way, New York drops proposed taxes on iTunes, haircuts, sugary soft drinks.
Goldman Sachs forces its employees to stay at its own hotel, an Embassy Suites.
Chicago's Sears Tower to be renamed Willis Tower, saluting businesses who stay in Chicago.
Architects who hear their industry is dying will be cheered by a 1992 article saying the same thing.
Kenyan crime novels blamed for Kenyan crime; Bollywood photos show rare scenes.
Columbia journalism professor declares "Fuck new media," says gadgets won't make up for core reporting skills.
Colbert fans upset NASA's name-our-space-station contest with 150,000 write-in votes.
Ebert on his favorite recent "nasty bits," i.e., three scenes that turned him on.
Serial killer's illustrated guide to faking human emotions.
He's interested only in virgins; he sucks their necks; they die; he lives. Joan Acocella on the history of vampires.
Bar Mitvah photos in
stereo.
