2 July 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 02 Jul 2009 Charting better and worse governance over the last decade. Fantastic: Boyfriend of Berlusconi's alleged teenaged mistress says his relationship was staged. India decriminalizes homosexuality; five countries still punish it by death. Europe lifts ban on oddly shaped fruits. Building evolutionary trees with perfect math takes forever; shakier math makes trees grow faster. "How clean coal works, how dangerous nuclear waste really is, and whether the root of the problem is money." Presentation trumps content in the powers of persuasion--and all too easily sways rational thought. Lonely scenes from New England truck stops; ten last pictures taken. Instapaper for the commute: The Holocaust needs a reassessment with less emphasis on Auschwitz. Alain de Botton to Times critic: "I will hate you until I die." Knife-wielding intruder meets elderly former boxer. Pornography for ceiling fans.
