21 September 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 21 Sep 2009 In seven years operating in Japan...Wal-Mart Stores has never turned a profit. Japan goes bargain hunting. Two M.I.T. students accurately predict individuals' sexuality by tallying their Facebook friends. M.I.T.'s Trash Track project has followed garbage from New York to Seattle to understand how waste management really works. Melting ice caps expose hundreds of secret Arctic lairs. Citing an "ambition gap," European officials say U.S. lacks the political will to address climate change. People often ask, "How can I spot bad science in a newspaper article?" How to read about health. The Roy Orbison beetle and other species with familiar nicknames. That the can preserves food, we know. But on occasion it does more: It preserves life itself. In praise of canned food. A Hamburger Today's guide to hamburger and cheeseburger styles. This week, tell us: What's your favorite children's book? A many-charted history of jobs in America. Although I couldn't fit into my pants the day I quit, my biceps were huge. The worst jobs I've ever had. Reading Infinite Jest was the most extraordinary reading experience of my life.
