21 July 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 21 Jul 2009 In the months following my performance on Big Top Talent, my relationship with Annie changed hues...I really was more of an Annie colleague. When life hands Hodgman coconuts, he makes solid-state analog shortwave radios. Seven roles John Hodgman would dominate. Using artistic license to enhance the aesthetics of prosthetics. GPS-enabled public-toilet detection, sponsored by Starbucks. Ten iPhone apps we'd like to see. Lazy students form the biggest dissent to "teaching naked": replacing PowerPoint presentations with no-tech class discussions. Vermont has become a haven for exiled African torture victims. Fighting internet fraud in Festac Town, the home of the Nigerian scam email. U.S. investment in small-scale African farms may be a step toward sustainable symbiosis. Slideshow: A history of the relationship between Mormons and the Feds. Five Middle Eastern intelligence chiefs we should be wary of. Whenever Wolfgang Porsche wants to annoy his cousin, he refers to him as a "non-namebearer." A history of family power struggles at Porsche and VW. This week, Slate tests whether newspaper readers or web surfers are better informed. Vanity Fair copyedits Sarah Palin's resignation speech.
