25 March 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 25 Mar 2009 Share China calls for world currency to replace dollar, suggests we show "extraordinary political vision and courage." In news conference to address economic woes, Obama urges action, patience. Americans: Everything Taking Too Long. Video: Time-lapse nature. Tell "Dead at Your Age" how old you are, and it'll tell you who you've outlived. Today's long read: Catching up with the woman with perfect memory, who's been on a three-year media tour. Fidel writes about baseball conspiracies, channels Márquez when discussing Rahm Emanuel. As the economy busts, fiction writing booms--as do writing workshops. Tell us: What's your favorite thing about the recession? Brooklyn Public Library apologizes to mother after a guard berated her for breast-feeding in a children's book section. Inside the Economist offices, journalists use Twitter to track down a plume of smoke in London. From Greek aphorisms to Zen koans, brevity of language has long been prized--the advent of Twitter is a natural extension.
