24 July 2009: Weekend By The Morning News — 24 Jul 2009 Global poll says Obama's election restored the U.S.'s image to levels unseen since the Clinton years. U.S. troops in Afghanistan eager to see more Afghan forces--they're cheap, know the terrain, and are respected by locals. Most Americans don't like Sarah Palin. Obama calls Buehrle to congratulate him on his perfect game. Introducing the collapsitarian, one who lives in wait for the economic apocalypse so he can profit from the ashes. Portions of your neurons are devoted to celebrities. India finally funds universal compulsory education, hoping to reduce child labor in the process. Memoir exposed of the Brit who spied for Stalin prior to overseeing the Queen's art collection. Tracking the Daily Mail's attempt to link every inanimate object to cancer. Graphic of minimum wage across America. Math has the answers: Why valleys and ridges are evenly spaced. Video: Indie bands fact-check their Wikipedia entries. "Thriving subculture of men and women in Japan" who date pillows. Rift in the Quiverfull movement--rapidly reproducing Christians--divides those who use help during birth and those less compassionate. Studying the price of laughter, from Jon Stewart to squirrel underpants. The mechanics of how N.B.A. agents work their way into representing elite high school recruits. Where you should go--or should have gone--to college to pull in the biggest paycheck. Why your office should be blue and also filled with references to foreign countries.
