17 December 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 17 Dec 2009 The recession was less calamitous than many feared; its aftermath will be more dangerous than many expect. Sarkozy breaks from the E.U. to back Kyoto; transparency becomes sticking point for U.S. deals. Guardian contest winner solves Tony Blair's financial mystery. Map shows a decade of deaths on British roads. Half of South Africa thinks race relations are better since apartheid ended; Afrikaners still celebrate their conquest. Guinea's massacre was planned, says junta leader's shooter, and other reasons to fear the country may soon implode. Astronomically accurate video of the known universe. Op: Believers retreat to incoherence when fighting the New Atheists; better to remain silent. Maybe Tiger knows exactly what he's doing; same for Palin. John Hodgman and the conspiracy theories behind Goldman Sachs and The Invisible Hand. The year in photos from The Big Picture; photos from 100 days in Glacier National Park. There are no 2010 plans to fire me out of a cannon. Morrissey sends a missive, offers thanks to the staff at a Swindon hospital. Joshua Allen goes behind the scenes at the product development meetings for the Harry Potter vibrating broom. Any positive association with cock blocking is wrong. Emotionally traumatic Christmas toys. Portrait of a desaturated Santa.
