23 January 2008: Afternoon

This morning, masked gunmen destroyed seven miles of dividing wall, and Gaza's Egyptian vacation began.

How politicians are like animals, or the other way around.

Op: Americans want to compete in science, but polticians hold us back, says Intel chairman.

Professor argues for more investment in books, not Google, the white bread of research.

I really wish the "Wings" DVDs would get here. The whines of white people.

"My fellow Americans, I am sick and tired of not being president."

Print for the commute: South Carolina is a cold place this season, full of lawyers.

In pictures: the living rooms of German DJs.

All five movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar were made outside the studios, and each for less than $30 million.

MPAA reports that "human error" caused them to overstate losses due to on-campus movie piracy by 300 percent.

Natural gas leads to first visit of a Greek PM to Turkey since 1959; you make the joke.

Alaska wishes Turkey could send some of that natural gas their way; Yakust, the coldest city on earth, would love some heating oil, too.

There's no cure for the common cold, but a study finds washing your nose with seawater helps.

The argument for pushing into nearby space as a hedge against planetary catastrophe.