21 December 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 21 Dec 2009 Clashes in an Iranian holy city after a dissident cleric's funeral, which hundreds of thousands attended. Iran captivated by Korean soap opera Jumong. Journalist deaths peaked in 2009, with 68 fatalities. D.C. detective pulls a gun after his Hummer gets hit with snowballs (see footage). Will Ferrell walks into a Times wedding announcement photo. It will be no surprise if Israel strikes by year's end. Ten worst predictions for 2009. Buzzwords of the year: aporkalypse, octomom, Dracula sneeze. Mapped geographies of Wikipedia. Op: Copenhagen's accord is better than no deal at all. Klein: Blame Obama for Copenhagen; Kolbert: He won't be judged kindly. Rulebook for exploiting Amazon while you're shopping. Study: If you think time passed quickly, you were probably having fun. How to avoid getting a headache while watching Avatar. Publishers reveal which sales numbers most disappointed them. Young Ohioan woman to row across the Atlantic for charity, updating her blog along the way. Roger Ebert's best films of 2009; Andrew Womack's best albums of the year. Downey Jr.'s Sherlock Holmes as compared to the real thing.
