14 August 2009: Weekend

France and Germany officially exit the recession--perhaps not for long--while the rest of the world struggles.

Instapaper for Saturday morning: Game theorist says Iran won't get the bomb.

Survey of world leaders' preferred vacation spots.

Speculations on a post-Warren Buffett world and the appeal of patience, prudence, and thrift.

TMN's Nicole Pasulka explains her love for Iron Maiden (see also, "How to Embalm a Body").

How to turn your neighborhood into a solar-power co-op.

The Arctic is a harbinger, bringing us a message that is impossible to ignore. Dispatch from a tiny Arctic town coping with climate change.

Matchbooks that speak American Sign Language.

Dan Baum's ode to editors, editing, and his editing wife (vs. his Remnick dirge).

Book-cover designers share early sketches that didn't make it to the shelves.

Quiet revolt begun against overpriced, mealy, bland heirloom tomatoes.

Thanks to the recent farming boom, crop-dusting is aviation's hot industry.

For half a million dollars or more, your corpse can spend eternity staring at Marilyn Monroe's corpse.

Brief profile of an 84-year-old veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Pink panties used to fight back against the "Hindu face of the Taliban."

Memorial for Andy Kessler, New York's first skateboarder, killed recently by an insect.