23 October 2009: Weekend By The Morning News — 23 Oct 2009 The state of Iran: Giant jail full of widespread revulsion and corrosive internal conflict. Long before he became president, there were signs in Obama of a tendency to promise things easily and compromise often. Cliffhanger director, Garcia, and Kilmer build film around last year's Russia-Georgia war. FOX News warns viewers of a bogus Palin book going rogue. Video: Among the better cases for liberalism: a call for revoking women voters. To fight cognitive dissonance, your brain chooses hypocrisy. Scientists analyze what the brain learns while falling eight stories. Long Steven Rattner behind-the-scenes piece on the auto bailout. Chart: Excess holidays hinder wealth. Engrossing analysis of Fitzgerald's tax returns, movie money, and financial dry spells. Succinct explanation of how Wall Street makes its billions. Design-centric theory for remaking neighborhoods: Put the best stuff in the worst places. Scenes from a world without the internet; launch footage of a flying anvil. Video: Walking the Continental Divide Trail from Mexico to Canada. Spanish police are cracking down on picnicking immigrants in Madrid. There's a nip in the air and my house is full of mutant fucking squash.
