24 January 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 24 Jan 2007 During the last ice age, the winds blew the other way. And: The effect of global warming on wine regions--some rejoice, while others mourn. RAZZIE nominees for the worst acting performances of 2006 announced; New York neighborhood group honors the city's worst landlords. Frank Bruni invites fancy chefs to kiss his ass. As early as next year, Los Angeles may install a gang intervention and prevention tax. The Onion: "CIA Director Quietly Buys Nuclear-Attack Insurance." In today's Mp3 Digest, Rosecrans Baldwin tortures his neighbors by playing the same song 24 times in two days. "I can't wait to play Pac-Man." He looked sorely disappointed when one of his nieces, a perky teenager, told him that the popular 1980s arcade game is now a collector's item. The tragic story of a wrongly convicted man, finally released from prison. Australian diver claims he was partially swallowed--head-first--by a Great White. China: Lots of male babies and one enormous fish to feed them; a foreigner's guide to driving tests. Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski, R.I.P.; listen to him read about the fall of the Berlin Wall. Video: Japanese Mac vs. PC ad.
