12 November 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 12 Nov 2008 Chart for tracking Obama's transition to the White House. What other 1600 Pennsylvania Avenues look like around the country. "We realize we are late, and America has regained the torch of a moral revolution." Obama win prompts Europe to reevaulate its own race relations. For the hedonists: Breathtaking display of Obama newspaper covers; videos of crowds erupting after CNN's countdown to election win. In surprise upset, Jerusalem elects secular mayor. Backhanded goodbye to Gov. Palin, "a gift to feminism. Seriously." P.J. O'Rourke on the many ways conservatism was failed this year. This isn't the first time a woman has carried her own grandkids. It isn't even the fourth. Fascinating account of how South Korea changes on college-entrance exam day. Today's long read: Gore Vidal on his three-year correspondence with Timothy McVeigh. TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin tracks contemporary Paris around the web. The top five "crazy" Michael Crichton ideas that came true, including replicating machines. See also: Giles Turnbull's profile of a scientist behind a replicating machine. SEED talk between a mathematician and an architect on how cities can be shaped.
