20 December 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 20 Dec 2007 Masculine world leaders found to be hiding feminine dogs. Print for the commute home: Unstudied deep space to be found in the deep sea. Rove claimed he never felt comfortable operating within the visible light spectrum. Quietly, the Polish-German border dissolves; quietly, Belgium gets a government. Shots from a 19-year odyssey photographing Germany's borders. Inside glimpses of The Wire's production, cinematography. A few photo comparisons of Paris and London. Comparisons of media reactions to Britney Spears's sister's pregnancy. Occasionally we link to pieces like this one to report: journalism generally is a crap feed. But not always: Democracy wins Utne Independent Press Award. Writer wishes Jane Austen to die, again, or at least be recognized as a supreme author, not a lifestyle. BBC told to "freshen" up the news to attract "low-approving" viewers. For TMN's "low-approving" viewers: Hot French tarts; Lindsay Lohan's baby rat. What everyone in France has been discussing this week: Sarkozy took model favored by famous men to Disneyland. List of artists you may be surprised to know favor the Omnichord.