23 February 2011: Afternoon By The Morning News — 23 Feb 2011 Protests continue while Bahrain releases more political prisoners; king flies to Saudi Arabia for chat. Ready to chat, Saudi Arabia's king is home after receiving three months of medical treatment abroad. Rules about how to be a girl in a boys' club, which is pretty much still the world. Tens of thousands protest against inflation in Delhi; food prices have risen 80% in six years. Italy envisions 300,000 fleeing Libya. Gadhafi's props itemized. Protests are excellent opportunities for communication. Regimes topple because they're built on alliances that can shift. Op: Gas prices will quickly rise--a gas tax would mean we'd get a cut and begin to quit oil. Spy vets theorize on how to spring Ray Davis. Rap was originated by inmates in prisons, that's why rap singers wear wide and long trousers. Reports from Uzbek TV. Pictures from New Zealand's earthquake. Terrific, terrifying charts about wealth in America. Stories of families crossing America's color line--more porous than believed. Critic argues for wine descriptions to be reduced to two words: sweet or savory. "Always try the cliché first," Roman Polanski said to me. "It usually works. That's why it's a cliché." Henry Miller's last wife on their celibate relationship and ping pong.
