13 March 2009: Weekend By The Morning News — 13 Mar 2009 Americans see 18 percent of their wealth disappear in 2008. Why Bashar al-Assad, that "lisping former opthamologist who rules Syria with an iron fist," enjoyed the best week ever. Among TIME's world-changing 10 ideas: Africa as a business destination (for China). You know Warhol, but we bet you don't know the Ruthenians. Profile of Russian conductor Valery Gergiev. Notes on the many pleasures to be found in Philip Kerr novels. Because the measure of democracy lies in opinions and not in the truth, dissent is not an indication of subversion or disharmony. Watercolors of people on death row. Measurement of humanity's value based on accidentally sending your phone number to 21,000 people on Twitter. Facebook users face existential crisis after site revamps status update to be more introspective. Your Saturday morning read: Cinema's becoming more portable, easier to make and to acquire, and that may mean it's losing its physicality. Family Circus paired with Nietzsche. Photos: India celebrates its festival of colors. Behind-the-scenes look at creating optical illusions for Wallpaper magazine. Video: Lewis Hamilton drives Grand Prix car with an iPhone.
