14 September 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 14 Sep 2009 Hitchens: "Engaging with Iran is like having sex with someone who hates you." Images of modern women by Tehran's Saghar Daeeri, and an interview about the impact of consumerism. Instapaper for the commute: Toobin on Obama, his justices, and where appointments may lead. Largely overlooked by Americans, Holland pays $10 million and runs primetime coverage to celebrate Hudson's 400th anniversary. For the real deal on Dutch violence, see Tobias Seamon's "Deadwood on the Hudson." Op: Geoengineering may prove to be a dangerous distraction from building a carbon-neutral energy infrastructure. Google wades into the micropayment world to rescue newspapers. If you liked Infinite Summer, you're going to love "Infinite Summer: Dracula" (even Bram's great-grandnephew is in). Prepare for fall reading! Dramatic readings of hate mail. Letter that JFK did not sign. Novelists are now routinely obliged to explain why their detectives or victims don't simply ring someone for help. "Researchers Quietly Chuckling At Placebo Group." Neuroscientists study slash fiction; neuroscientists studying slash fiction written into slash fiction. Audio of Pakistani garage rock. Compilation of food fights and people being pie-d.
