13 December 2006: Afternoon

Many question Israeli PM's ability to lead after he casually reveals his country's long-secret nuclear capabilities.

And for a quick dessert, she sloshes syrup over thickly buttered white bread, then folds it over to make what kids here call a "diaper sandwich." The delights of cane syrup.

It's not just R&D anymore. High-temperature superconductors move onto the commercial market.

Another important factor that shaped Clinton's presidency, McCurry said, is "the ambivalence of the baby boom generation," which is a generation "that lacks emotional intelligence."

You can make the honor roll, but no longer will Needham, Mass., put your name in the paper.

Real estate agent offers free Glocks to cops who buy her houses.

Separatist militants in Kashmir are a boon to the local wildlife.

"This is probably the finest collection of African American literature, manuscripts, film and ephemera in private hands. It is just staggering. It is just superior in every way." What the librarian built in her garage.

Duo takes on the entirety of Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy)--and Eno likes it.

Ethan Iverson writes up his favorite post-1973 jazz albums.