15 December 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 15 Dec 2009 Beyond rap videos, holding a gun sideways has a longstanding Hollywood--and military--tradition. Video: From the 1960s, the Porsche build process. Zaha Hadid's snack-itecture, illustrated. Most of the Times's 2001 "Year in Ideas" remain relevant; "Selling things yourself in cigarette vending machines" does not. With a new initiative to scan its body of literary archives, France intends to maintain its cultural heritage into the digital era. Take stock and tell us your greatest achievement from 2009. "Seven Habits" author Covey transfers e-publishing rights from Simon & Schuster to Amazon. He compared the Amazon Kindle and other e-readers to Nazi crematoria for books. The war on e-books. News of potential subway closures hits especially hard the man who produces exacting accordion maps. Australian scientists conclude that ripping off a Band-Aid quickly is the least painful method. Roundup of reasons why Americans are reconsidering global warming. Livelihood of koalas, clownfish threatened by climate change. Video: Octopus fashions coconut shells as body armor.
