15 October 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 15 Oct 2009 Thirty-four killed in the fifth big attack by militants in Pakistan in the last 10 days. Amid Obama signs everywhere, America's power far more respected than France's in Guinea. George Packer receives a letter from a Vietnam expert in Kabul. Japan's new Asianism means Tokyo will be a less pliant partner for Washington. Spitzer: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce must be stopped. Best jobs in America are in medicine and education. If Turkey wants to be taken more seriously, it needs to take its Turkishness less solemnly. Zoophiles are sexually attracted to animals and they would like to be accepted in society. Statistical analysis shows that N.F.L. coaches consistently make the wrong decision on the fourth down. Hard work overrated, possibly detrimental to projects. I have close friends--and I know how to reach them. Refuseniks are twentysomethings who won't join Facebook, Twitter, etc. Using instinct and a scanner to recognize a drawing by Leonardo. Software reset in CT scanner causes scores of radiation overdoses. "In B-flat" resets our daily low expectations for the web. Account by the designer who created the first animated GIFs. Today's must-read: Roger Ebert may be Chris Burden's best chronicler. Oral biography of Altman finds him largely unknowable. Susan loved getting lost in unusual territory. Designer's loving remembrance of Sontag. Alex Ross starts a new music blog, perfect when you crave that "thin, wild Renaissance sound."
