21 July 2008: Morning
By The Morning News
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Military officers, Gates spar over "next-war-itis," and whether we should prepare for "asymmetric" or conventional conflicts.
New evidence--or lack thereof--shows most post-invasion looting of Iraqi artifacts never happened.
"Islamofascism," "watershed," "anything-gate": on the provenance of our political cliches.
If I could, I would give her a medal, even though she would probably eat it, thinking there's chocolate inside. A candidate, stumped.
Op: Hollywood hasn't made a movie starring a real hero since the late '70s.
In Polish city, police deal with street racers by closing roads, organizing public races.
On Jay-Z's backhanded version of "Wonderwall" and the intentions of cross-genre covers.
U.S. Olympians ponder whether to wear pollution masks in Beijing, risk offending their hosts.
High marks if you know who Howard Zinn is or have a C-cup. Look forward to hearing frm [sic] you. Washington, D.C.'s, missed connections blog.
"It is far from widely understood how smart and funny copy editors are as a group."
Profile of David Remnick, editor of the "byword for upper-middlebrow sophistication" New Yorker.
Hendrik Hertzberg discovers a psychedelic taxi in Austin, Texas.
On the history of the foam "no. 1" finger.
