21 July 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 21 Jul 2009 A not-so-tender--but fitting--remembrance of Frank McCourt. For some literary greats, a correlation between sobriety and bad writing (or not writing at all). Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur chronicles her bout with swine flu. Twitter: nothing more than a refashioning of 1st-century Roman epigrams? The internet is a platform for revolution, but it needs to be democratized. Not a kid in the stacks and all the rest lined up to play games at the computers. Libraries need to redefine their mission. When to leave academia. Puppies bred from champion sniffer-dog are put to work in South Korea, where they prove successful, cost-effective. Telescopic eye implant allows those with macular degeneration to read, recognize faces again. We don't have to rely on natural evolution to make us smart enough to survive. We can do it ourselves, right now. Gladwell: Postmortem reveals Bear Stearns and the British military in Gallipoli suffered from psychological overconfidence. Gallery: Robots invade vintage postcards. Cass was screaming, braking with her tail, slamming her side against the passenger side doorframe. Dinosaur fanfic.
