14 March 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 14 Mar 2008 On measuring the inconsistency of McCain's voting record. On boycotting the vote in Iran: "I have voted once in 30 years, and that was for the creation of an Islamic Republic," says an old gentleman. "I'm not going to get fucked again." On "rank-link imbalance"--people good with mentor and bosses, but bad with friends and lovers. Print for the commute: The department of pre-crime. You could also print this enormous paper on protecting the internet, but that wouldn't protect many trees. How to turn a profit as the world gets warmer: by envisioning the carbon market. Elizabeth McCracken decides between Laura Lippman and Junot DÍaz in today's ToB. What is the effect of all those prescription drugs ending up in the water supply? Will Borders turning books cover-side-out sell more titles, or turn them into Froot Loops? Happy birthday: Kottke.org turns 10 today. Only 20 known veterans of World War I remain. Touring the Lower East Side with Richard Price, discussing his latest novel. How to map out the sentence, "Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo." Rosecrans Baldwin on the viral videos circulating around his Paris office. Video: An abridged history of American centric wafare. Prepare for battle: PowerPoint karaoke.
