14 August 2007: Morning By The Morning News — 14 Aug 2007 Pakistan celebrates its 60th anniversary today, India marks independence tomorrow. Barbara Starr vs. Seymour Hersh on the whereabouts of Pakistan's nukes should a coup surface. How India's economy has b(l)oomed since Nehru took charge. The lessons of one Karl Rove: hit every opponent with everything you've got, always, everywhere, and at the same time. Horrors! Thrills! A video of Dick Cheney we all wish had been made more recently than 1994. Venetians horrified, thrilled a fourth bridge (the first in 73 years) will span the Grand Canal. Op: Climate change as opportunity for politicians to keep the poor in place. Q&A on the current status of science in the Islamic world. Perhaps the next LRB vs. Israel huff-up: Israel’s only hope of real long-term security is to have a successful Palestinian state as its neighbour. Thousands of fatalities predicted if online goods are taxed in massive online multi-player games. PDF: Review of key indicators of recovery in New Orleans two years after Katrina. Notes on the theory that what New York never liked about Guiliani is exactly what the heartland loves. Why to be in New York right now: for the Mozart. See also: why we can't help but love Mark Morris. Economic analysis of whether or not classical music is dying, and what that has to do with bandwagons. Encourage every person who shares your bed to sleep nude, on top of the covers. Tips on preparing for when your life flashes before your eyes. Ben Affleck hoping Jason Bourne has a sidekick in next movie.
