13 April 2011: Afternoon By The Morning News — 13 Apr 2011 Matt Taibbi tracks how and why the Fed gave wives of two Morgan Stanley bigwigs $220 million. Men over 50 in North Korea allowed to grow their hair up to 2.75 inches to hide bald spots. Miliband: There is no military solution to Afghanistan; our leverage is quickly declining. News from Pa.: Professor treats class to lap dances; Game commission declares open season on porcupines. Soon to be doomed by the internet: eyeware retailers. The New Yorker requires mass liking for Franzen's new piece about escaping to Robinson Crusoe's deserted island. Pink for girls and blue for boys is a recent phenomenon; Ladies Home Journal had it flipped in 1918. Stella, I can picture you here. Stalkerish email subject lines sent by colleges. New York Times and Google collaborate to create new type of trivia, "A Google a Day." Rap song from an American-born commander in Somalia's al Qaeda-linked Shabaab militia. Jay-Z interviews Gwyneth Paltrow at his webzine; Gwyneth Paltrow interviews Jay-Z at her webzine. Video: Portrait of the digital camera's inventor, Steven Sasson. Books in 2080 to be available exclusively as lines of fragrances. Poem for this evening: W. S. Di Piero's "It's That Time." Children's book about gay penguins tops list of 2010's banned titles.
