20 March 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 20 Mar 2009 House approves punitive tax on bailed-out companies: Those with bonuses greater than $125K would surrender 90 percent of it. The recently bailed-out Barclays bank gags the Guardian for blowing the whistle on tax-avoidance schemes--just as new allegations emerge. A.I.G. sends memo to employees on how to survive mob justice. I'm in an airport on my phone, so I can't confirm the plot point about the fake engagement, but the cover was pink. Hunting an elusive romance novel. Tracking virginity rates by major--studio art is where it's at. McDonald's sponsors McMath lessons for Australian students who want extra tutoring. Video: Cyber cafe drifters in Japan live in computers booths, represent the "step-children of the credit-crunch." Michelle Obama to break ground on the White House vegetable garden--the first since Eleanor Roosevelt's victory garden in World War II. Building a modern homestead, recalling Helen and Scott Nearing--the original back-to-the-landers. How to start a recession garden; more tips here. How to convey the danger of nuclear dumps to next-millenia earthlings: spikes, thorns, and repulsive and resilient architecture.
