19 February 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 19 Feb 2008 Obama's "Yes We Can" slogan now being heard in Russian and Italian elections. "We always try to smile at one another." A brief summary of the state of Russian-American relations. Retired American submariner claims credit for Russia's polar dive plan and subsequent conquering of the Arctic shelf. What it's like to live at the South Pole. Photos of Portland green streets landscaped by runoff stormwater. Call to replace cuddly "global warming" with "global climate disruption," or perhaps "you'll die sooner." Researchers puzzled why 20 percent more 45-to-54-year-olds are committing suicide since 1999. College students generally all for online gossip, except for JuicyCampus.com, which is just plain mean. Proposed policy changes may make it harder to fake a pregnancy at work, achieve sainthood in your lifetime. Richter's "Kerze (Candle)" painting to be sold at auction, for all the Sonic Youth fans in the room. New stories released Mondays at "Five Chapters." Never-before-seen Polaroids by Robert Mapplethorpe in this week's Gallery at TMN, plus an interview with Whitney curator Sylvia Wolf. Not only does Robert Birnbaum run through the week in books, he also gets Richard Russo to recommend a few new reads. Video: Vampire bat running.
