22 January 2010: Weekend By The Morning News — 22 Jan 2010 Learning from Katrina, White House's Haiti PR effort includes an effective "ticktock." Geithner's influence in the White House may have slipped during the rise of Volcker. Krauthammer: You would think lefties could discern a proletarian vanguard when they see one. Op: Haiti was already everybody's favorite tragedy, but what marks Haitians is heroism and pride. Gawker investigation into Wyclef's foundation finds no money from Wyclef, but plenty of hotel bills and career benefits. Profile of a free-standing, self-consuming grilling shelter. Audio: A history of the world in 100 objects. Pictures and account from inside one of Earth's deadliest places: the Cueva de los Cristales. A sitcom about a ghost and a zombie... of the same guy. Ideas set aside for the moment. Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein sings a Stooges song during karaoke; crickets chirp. Top Egyptian cleric orders Muslims to rid their phones of Quran ringtones. Op: Pixar's films trend conservative; let them forever stay that way. Tiptoes, in which Gary Oldman plays a little person, never ceases to astonish. Average amount of play during an N.F.L. game is 11 minutes; cheerleader time during broadcast: 3 seconds. Men pictured with animals on social-networking sites more likely to get a date. Unemployed college grad commits to living solely via Craigslist. Motorized chariot racing, simulated air traffic control, and other obscure hobbies.
