17 December 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
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Op: After triumphalism over economic woes elsewhere, China hits a wall--it can't grow, contain social unrest, or progress.
"Do not watch television. Everyone out on the streets." In Greece, protesters storm TV studios, hang banners from the Acropolis.
Brown says U.K troops will be out of Iraq by July, is careful not to declare mission accomplished.
The entire novel, except for a few pages of flashbacks, is made up of a single 150,000-word sentence. (excerpt here)
Photos: The Donnel Library on 53rd street in Manhattan shutters; making way for a hotel, the stacks are moving to the basement.
In Brooklyn, a 146-year-old convent is closing; structural concerns may result in its demolition.
Monks often brew rather than brood. What to drink when a love affair is over.
The four rules to being a party guest--and three signs you've outstayed your welcome.
A collection of vintage holiday menus from U.S. naval vessels.
"The scent of seduction with a hint of flame-broiled meat." Burger King launches body spray.
Somewhere in the past few decades, vampires found consciences. Today's bloodsuckers have lost their thirst.
"I want you to feel like you've been raped by a thousand vampires." Lauren Frey loses her voice, then tries to regain it--in this year's TMN Annual.
In Malaysia, a burglar is held hostage by a ghost for three days.
