25 January 2010: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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"Chemical Ali," Saddam's brother who ordered a gas attack that killed 5,000, executed after fourth death sentence.
Spectacular CNN wraparound video of Port-au-Prince.
Danticat: "My cousin Maxo has died. The house that I called home during my visits to Haiti collapsed on top of him."
The war of French dressing: Burqa (niqab)-ban to be debated in France, extending school rule to streets.
Self-adjusting eyeglasses promise to bring sight to the poor.
"Virginity protection," i.e., artificial hymens, selling for $38 at the China-Vietnam border.
Only a tourist with a kinky addiction to self-flagellation would pick Nigeria for a holiday. One of Achebe's takes on Nigeria.
Interview with Alice Herz-Sommer, last person alive who knew Kafka personally.
More gorgeous examples of art made with an iPhone.
Sounds of Chicago street musicians.
Evolution of the A-frame gambit in cover designs (see brief analysis).
Wonderfully annotated glimpse into the work of Pina Bausch.
Instapaper for the commute: James Patterson sells more books in one year than King, Grisham, and Brown combined.
