25 March 2011: Weekend

America's Hispanic population tops 50 million; by 2050, 1 in 3 U.S. residents will be Hispanic.

Summary of Arab reaction to Libyan intervention--scotching the snake makes for troubling effects.

Chart: Subsidies offered by Arab nations to quell domestic uprising.

Negotiations for Yemen's power switch hit snag when President Saleh, not wanting to end up like Mubarak, demands guarantees of immunity.

Guided tour of Saif al-Qaddafi's paintings.

Leaving aside the moral difficulties with what Musa is doing... Sympathy for Gadhafi's spin doctor/sock puppet.

North Korea tells Libya it shouldn't have dismantled its nuclear program.

"Digital underground" risks death to export news from North Korea to major news organizations and feds.

Top French chess players suspended for scandal involving "textos," strategic seat selection.

Oldie, goodie: Chess match breaks down over bathroom breaks alloted to player who thinks best on the pot.

Self-defense puzzles for rights theorists--e.g., what happened to the aggressor's right not to be harmed?

New details shows Christmas bomber didn't necessarily intend to attack Detroit, or on Christmas.

Study finds young churchgoers more likely to be overweight later on, even when controlling for every variable imaginable.

Transportation rejects; selection of screw-powered vehicles.

Video: Roald Dahl's short TV series, Way Out.

Historically awkward family photos; things organized neatly.

I met a woman who said she had been to Pinkberry. Hemingway reviews restaurants on Yelp.

Reader asks authors, including TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin, to insult him during book signings.

Tribute to the font of hand.

Trailers from Hollywood projects of F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck.