13 May 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 13 May 2009 Bush official testifies that Bush's torture tactics were a "collective failure." Op: A few culled Congress members shouldn't be our only check on potential C.I.A. misconduct. Jennifer Boylan on her longstanding, legal same-sex Maine marriage--seeing how previously she was a man. If Republicans scan their history, they'll discover unbridled opposition to bad Democratic policies pays off. Battle of the Homocons--is there room in Washington for two gay Republican groups? Big musicians now record a second album's worth of bonus tracks when a new album's released. Transcript from Continental's Buffalo flight shows terrifyingly banal banter prior to crash. M.I.T. grad builds her own genetic-sleuthing lab in her closet. Your academic colleagues are all nearsighted. Wise speakers rarely put more than 12 words on a slide. How to present an academic (or non-academic) talk. Image of a tree with 12 faces. Business cards printed on meat; brief design history of the ice-cream truck. Neurologist explains why synesthesia--where two normally separated sensations occur at the same time--is a lot more common than we realize. Vertigo, an excellent W.G. Sebald blog, and a good companion to Elizabeth Kiem's "Reading With Scissors." TMN's Pasha Malla debuts some new romantic-comedy pitches. English church unveils "Jesus in jeans" statue.
