13 January 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 13 Jan 2010 Thousands possibly killed by Haiti's earthquake; "country destroyed," says Haitian president. Haitian earthquake in pictures; pictures from the British Red Cross. Case report of an auto-appendectomy in the Antarctic. Tourist in South Africa eaten by a giant shark; eyewitness tweets, "like dinosaur huge." Gatorade showers gone wrong, from coaches' stained pocket squares to shoulder injuries. When the BBC's Radio 2 morning show gets a new host, breakfasting Britons knit brows. Primer on why more foreign authors aren't published in America. WTF Airbag! "Look At This Fucking Idea For A Blog-To-Book Deal." Pictures of inflated taxidermy. Examples of hate mail sent to Joan Didion. Conan O'Brien: Standard Bearer of Temperance and Dignity. Etchings by six artists that were the first art on the moon, including a penis by Warhol. Vintage video: Nabokov and Trilling discuss Lolita. Interactive map of where different languages are spoken in the States. Photos of compelling architecture in subway stations worldwide.
