13 August 2010: Weekend By The Morning News — 13 Aug 2010 Bulgaria hopes its John the Baptist bones will attract tourists and their money. Post-Sept. 11 funding expanded the Coast Guard's duties to include oil spills; Deepwater revealed gaps in oversight. Behind the Economist's advertising, which "tugs at the insecurities and ambitions of the status-seeking reader." How Annie Oakley was ahead of her time as a celebrity who employed personal branding. Target negotiates with gay activists, pledges to review future donations more closely. No luck spotting the meteor shower? The Fluximator calculates your best viewing location. Interview with a graduate professor turned professional knife-thrower. Voice recognition software has erased literature's "invisible handmaidens": women who transcribed great works. The evolution of pen names. From the attic: TMN's Mike Smith locates his pen name. "I guarantee an authentic interaction with your pencil. What mechanical pencil sharpener can say that?" An interview with David Rees on his pencil-sharpening venture. Special zoning guidelines require Times Square to be covered in flashing lights. The old concept of constant surveillance and new monitoring technology could revolutionize law enforcement. Op: Americans think differently from everyone else; they notice fewer patterns, focus on reason. If you're about to do some driving through the country, you need some country music.
