17 November 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 17 Nov 2009 Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi seeks models to convert to Islam. Slideshow of potential candidates for our next president. Op: Egyptians playing political games are too stupid to appreciate the artifacts we stole. Citizen disarmament in Yemen threatens to dull the fun of shooting guns at weddings. Now that porn is portable, public viewing is increasingly popular, making many uncomfortable. The game's perverse achievement was to make me feel bad about myself. The anti-war case for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Evidence shows you shouldn't trust wine critics, mutual fund managers, or political experts--but you will anyway. Gladwell calls Pinker a Google wank in a muscly and polite reply to Pinker's recent critique. Op: Plagiarism online is called aggregation. Africa's frequently called a single country by outsiders--shades on the conundrum from a conference of African writers. Lovely Paula Fox on New York real estate and L.J. Davis. A walk through an English cardboard factory. A map you do not want to possess for your vacation home.
