24 September 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 24 Sep 2009 Palin's thoughts on economics are awful, but they show where she's heading politically. Assisted suicide gets guidelines in England; viewing the end-of-life hoopla from Oregon. If structural violence wasn't bad enough, citizens in the D.R.C. are now being attacked by lightning. Op: There are already exceptions to flag-state jurisdiction on the seas; fighting loose nukes should be one of them. Warren Buffett endorses Chinese suitmaker; suitmaker sees shares rise by more than 70 percent. Instapaper for the commute: The contemporary state of coming out in middle school. Drill sergeants have softened over time, but their reputations still hold strong. Fascinating notes on the collaboration between a comic's writer and artist. I'm in love with baseball, but eventually my prime will end, and she'll slowly break my heart. Manufacturers produce beds with flat-screen TVs in them, reinforcing gender stereotypes. Respectable coffee-table books; one would do better with the advice of Birnbaum. Brief paean to the lost art of setting food on fire table-side.
