21 May 2007: Morning By The Morning News — 21 May 2007 Dozens killed as Lebanese Army fights Islamic militants near a Palestinian refugee camp in Tripoli. More than 600,000 of Afghanistan's one million opium addicts are under 15. (Islamic) Iran studies (atheist) China: How to set free an economy without losing political clout? Chatting with Syria, talking with Iran--White House takes a second glance at the Iraq Study Group's report. Just going to point out here: Hard hats in the shape of cowboy hats. Sniper in Idaho shoots at courthouse, kills one, wounds two. Today's long read: Differing revisions of the Six-Day War reviewed. Al Gore: a gifted, and remorseless, explainer. Guide to climate change for those who are perplexed. Four-hour-long cinematic opera broadcasts are whipping the pantaloons off Disturbia's ilk. Despite death threats and violin-smashing Army raids, the Baghdad symphony plays on (and Baghdad actors keep acting). Video: Architect tours you around new Wembley stadium. A "sad" map of the United Kingdom; Happy 18-year-old girl becomes youngest American to scale Everest (see blog). We are consumed by the spectacle while simultaneously marveling at the fact that we're actually able to witness it. How editorial cartoonists responded to Jerry Falwell's death. Catalogue of McCain's references to drunken sailors. Podcasts about science and the brain, and economics. How to (eventually) store an entire life's materials on a (Microsoft) cell phone.
