19 April 2011: Afternoon By The Morning News — 19 Apr 2011 Summary of Nigerian politics: a federal system of fiefdoms ruled by godfatherism. Protests in Nigeria, Uganda, and Burkina Faso don't symbolize a broader African movement. Cousins of Roomba deployed to Fukushima reactor building. See also: Video shot by an unmanned helicopter of the destruction of Fukushima's buildings. Hitchens to Kate Middleton: If you really love him, honey, get him out of there, and yourself, too. People regularly say "it fits in a handkerchief." Francisco Goldman's short paean to Mexico City's surrealism. Our Tournament of Books is currently batting 3-for-5 as a Pulitzer predictor. 2011 Pulitzer winners available for long reads on your cellphone/tablet/computer/thingie. See also: 2011 Pulitzer-winning poet Kay Ryan's "Sharks' Teeth." Verizon man gets his life back, but can no longer wear Buddy Holly glasses in public. What to do when you can do anything you want, as in the case of Jeff Bridges. Human capital is the bedrock of local and national success. The message of the Sun Belt is more complicated. Star Wars producer on why the film worked: People wanted to actually live in the environment created onscreen. Video: Moments in symmetry; Yo-Yo Ma plays while Lil Buck jooks.
