13 December 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 13 Dec 2007 Kasparov forced to withdraw his candidacy because no landlords in Moscow would rent him a hall. Harvard lowers the rent (kills loan programs) to attract poorer students; Yale's courses now online for free. 'Tis the season for graduate school applications, hence: How to get a PhD and save the world. Print for the commute: Scientists plead with the world to wake up to global warming's immediate threats. Shootings spate brings security officers--paid, volunteer, uniformed, and undercover--to megachurches. Understanding "the tennis ball problem" as it applies to the number of children you should have. "Hojabi"--women who wear the hijab and dress all ho-ey. The best translations of 2007. How many people have been on a ship that's hit an iceberg, sunk, and then lived to inspire a linguistics puzzle? Does an editor doing double-duty spell trouble for the importance of books at the Times? News agency selects startling artwork to illustrate story about fake Indian office found collecting taxes, employing janitors. The oldie but goodie immortal question: Why don't hockey teams just hire fatter goalies? From 2 p.m. onward today, baseball's dirty drug secret is revealed (click to follow along). TMN's writers unravel the mystery of hangover cures for your holiday parties. A warm mystery in every single olfactive moment. Designer toilet paper.
