25 March 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 25 Mar 2009 Grim records set when Japanese exports fell by nearly half year-on-year in February. Hitchens: "It's high time the United States cut off any support for Israel that can be used even indirectly for settler activity." Clinton may have to deal with the U.S. Embassy's settling of a Mexico City street. Photos of Mexico's drug war. Op: Differences will be found between male and female brains, but they won't be reducible to trite, general truisms. One of the better reviews explaining why everyone's so excited about Wells Tower's first book. Exegesis of why Ramin Bahrani is the new great American film director. Fascinating interview and video about children resisting marshmallows and what it means about their future achievements. Good segment in This American Life about telephoning the 14th century. Roundtable on the state and bloodline of Haitian music. Video: "More than 70 gay men in their living rooms pet their cats and say 'She's a talker.'" The story behind the classic documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot. Audio: Chris Ware talks about how comics fit into the art world. What to do with all those unwanted root vegetables in your farmer box.
