24 March 2010: Morning By The Morning News — 24 Mar 2010 Netanyahu gets informal treatment during White House visit; Britain expels Israeli diplomat over passports mess. Education chief kept confidential log of Chicago pols seeking spots in top schools. Video: Biden calls reform "a big fucking deal." See also: Brief history of D.C.'s bad language. Nestle PR flak replies honestly to Facebook fans: "Consider yourself embraced." Eighty percent of Chinese scientists use Google for research; losing Google would reduce efficiency. China's Great Firewall maintains censorship for 350 million Internet users. Using sex as leverage in spying is a "honey trap"--brief history in light of Chinese tactics. Today's long read: Inquiry into the sexual politics of toilet design. Lovely analysis of implied motion in the works of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. Hockney: Love of life is what matters; after all, I've been able to smoke for 52 years. Apparently neither Basquiat nor Reebok are dead. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Australians under the age of 44. Audio: German nursing home installs a bus stop for residents with dementia. These photographs inspire not only awe and wonder, but also a sort of longing. New pictures of Mars.
