23 March 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 23 Mar 2007 Iran nabs 15 British soldiers out for a sail; Navy insists they were patrolling Iraqi waters. Your weekend white paper: "The Economics of Energy Independence for Iran." New Jersey radio show encourages listeners to report their illegal immigrant neighbors. Elderly women insured two homeless men, then ran them over. Cleveland maintains empty houses to contain real-estate panic; Japanese billionaire opens houses to Hawaii's homeless. The EU turns 50 this weekend. How "crypto-conservatism," where candidates kiss cows, is playing in the French election. Borders retreats, sticks to its book-selling interests in America. Today's long read: Dim sum of recent books on global warming. Interactive exploration of Antarctica. Herzog's explosive Cobra Verde, starring Kinski, now available in the U.S. What's worse than Hollywood cooling off on making movies in Canada? The indifference shown by Canadians towards their own films. Hepola assembles a terrific Digest today on hard-to-watch outtakes from film sets. Video: Oden's game-saving block from last night's Ohio State/Tennessee game. Last year's Rooster runner-up Sam Lipsyte puts Pynchon to the test against British toughie Monica Ali.
