19 November 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 19 Nov 2009 Amid the collective Middle East nightmare, a few notes on candidates should Abbas step down. Marines' PowerPoint, made for other marines, about the softer side of counterinsurgency. Instapaper for the commute: Riveting story of the feared Texas judge indicted for sex crimes. See also: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? Op: Women's ski jumping is an indicator of cohesive democracy. Palin's stylist comes forward to protect her retail honor. Emeril got bam, I got Shaka. Extended interview with Coolio about cooking. Story of the single most desired artwork of all time--neither under-protected, nor portable, yet frequently stolen. Useful general-audience story on how to proactively guard against identity fraud online. Greater proportion of black people than white people among the internet-using population on Twitter. Catalog of sources for pictures of hipsters' interiors. Minnesota father only spoke Klingon to his child for three years--he's not a Trekkie, just a businessman selling translation. Father tells his son the second-worst swearword in the world. Philip Roth, Nick Cave shortlisted for this year's Bad Sex prize. Argument for much more sex to be shown if publishers insist on creating video trailers for new books. Warhol's foray into children's literature: The Little Red Hen.
