21 February 2011: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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White House conducting secret talks with senior Taliban leaders; Mullah Omar speaks via cassette tapes.
Mubarak didn't co-opt the web like Iran or China, and by cancelling it he drove people to protest.
There's absolutely no turning back. Despite deaths, protests continue in Libya.
Libyan regime's massive violence hopefully to reveal violence's limited utility.
Graphic reminder: American presidents' faces; see also, the five worst.
Fatima Bhutto discusses misconceptions that her aunt Benazir was a democrat and feminist.
Yearning for government, Belgians stage mass striptease to shame politicians.
Artist in residence with MI6, James Hart Dyke paints British spies in action.
Times debuts TimesElite, "for the latest on society weddings, Tuscan getaways, and the rising cost of boat winterization."
Op: Vagueness in kids' speech now tolerated by high-school teachers.
Christian names ignored by new parents include Radbod, Gomer, Achsah.
"Hello" is surprisingly new, a favorite of Thomas Edison's, whereas Bell preferred "ahoy", just like Burns.
Ahoy: Brackets for the 2011 Tournament of Books announced, including a beautiful poster.
Video: Fun with a macro lens.
