25 April 2011: Morning By The Morning News — 25 Apr 2011 Interactive history of Guantánamo prisoners, based on publication of more Wikileaks files. Syrian army rolls into southern city of Daraa with tanks. Afghan end-game sliding toward reconciliation with Taliban forces, though Pentagon has yet to concede. Taliban spends five months digging tunnel under Kandahar jail; almost 500 comrades break free in four hours. Easter attacks target Iraq's minority Christian population. Mubarak returning to Cairo, bound for a military hospital. Rep. Giffords cleared to attend husband's shuttle launch. Expect nothing less than wonder from Japanese SkyMall. Cook tries to make food Shakespeare would have eaten. Smart phones are giving researchers a "god's-eye view of human behavior" (see also: iPhone Tracker). Hitchens sends a letter to American atheists: Affirm life over cults of death and human sacrifice. Amis appreciation of Hitchens--"one of the most terrifying rhetoricians"--includes terrific anecdotes. Photos from a walk inside six miles of mail rail below London. Oral history of the Playboy bunny clubs; oral history of Licensed to Ill. Recent history in electronic music shows that all the old channels for success are jammed. Audio: Werner Herzog and Cormac McCarthy discuss science and culture.
