19 August 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 19 Aug 2010 Obama declares victory, sort of, depending on how you look at it, in Iraq. Anyone who is going to Afghanistan is not some tourist who is going hiking. Afghan airline magazine tells the ugly truth. Discussion of Filipino basketball from introduction by the military to use as a political strategy. Sarkozy revives low ratings by cracking down on gypsies. Los Angeles Times analysis of students' performance finds lauded teachers performing poorly. New York Times vows to stop saying "hipster" so much. TMN's Andrew Womack explains the signs you may be a hipster. Long-read: Times magazine asks, what is up with the twenty-somethings and their refusal to grow up? Study explains the components of a scientifically perfect apology. See also: Leslie Harpold's perfect thank-you note. All Stanley's life he said, "Never, ever go near power." Documentary director interviews Kubrick's widow about a decade of private tragedies. Ode to kitchen gore stories--oil burns, julienned nails, mandolin-ed fingers. "Ecopsychology"--study of how the natural world influences mental health--is becoming "ecotherapy," with scientists trying to establish empirical work. Video: Conversation at home with Christopher Hitchens and Martin Amis. Stephen Toblowsky writes for The Awl about Hollywood auditions.
