23 November 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 23 Nov 2009 Amidst waves of apology to Britons shipped to Australia as children, Gordon Brown may wait, weigh demands for reparations. Isn't life is too short to...split hairs, semantically, over what a waiter or even a T-Mobile customer support specialist said to you? Claude Vordell out-ops an op-ed. New research indicates that "low-intensity" bad moods improve writing. For this month's "Of Recent Note," tell us the nontraditional traditions that make the holidays worth celebrating. Why does a room that seems small at the beginning of a meal seem large by the end? Roman conversation tips. Graphic: How C.I.A. agents hide in bottled water cases, tie their shoelaces to communicate with one another. N.F.L. will require teams to seek advice from independent neurologists while treating players with brain injuries. Montessori School of Dentistry lets students discover their own root canal procedures. New Moon has grossed more in its first three days than any Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or James Bond movie. Retrospective of pop culture werewolves. Why you would want to use a melancholy cover of a Tears for Fears song in a commercial for the popular "Gears of War" video game. "It happens anytime you get a hard rainfall." Why human and industrial waste frequently overflow into Brooklyn.