19 May 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 19 May 2009 Obama to direct automakers to reach 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, four years ahead of schedule. How Obama is like Spock, and how Spock has Asperger's. Krugman: Good climate change legislation is on the table; accept it, and be happy with how far we've come. As Juneau's glaciers melt, previously underwater land finds new life as a golf course. "The North Koreans are not like those people living in the hills of Pakistan." Syracuse has conducted science diplomacy with North Korea for years. Israel warns citizens of spies using Facebook, who offer money in exchange for classified information. Texas Gov. Perry: I didn't advocate secession, I'm just sounding the alarm. "The Eye of Sauron turns to Gondor, the last free kingdom of men." Make your own Donald Rumsfield bible briefing, with examples. Tour the pre-apocalypse with adventurer Kyp Kyp Levoux in the new web series "Tribulation TT." Video: The trailer for The Road. Op: It's OK not to understand esoteric art. "If you imagine a chair that's been under a steamroller it would look like that." A profile of Picasso and Matisse, career frenemies. Coming soon: "Interview Project" by David Lynch.
