26 March 2008: Afternoon
- Americans have realized that they have perhaps talked with one man [in Pakistan] for too long.
- Eight "worst" foods in America.
- Profile of CrossFit: "forging elite fitness" with daily exercise routines, not meant for "Stairmaster chumps."
- German right leader charged for publishing pamphlets advocating whites-only football team.
- Print for the commute: Recent Georgian interdictions suggest the trade in Russian nuclear materials is more than a trickle.
- In case you missed it, the saga and footnotes of how paparazzi track Britney Spears.
- Another must-read: post-kidnapping, Paul Salopek's story of becoming Sahelian (see also his story of being held captive).
- Violence of the heart was the only kind that he could tolerate for long. Anthony Lane on David Lean, director of Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago.
- Despite all the big brains wearing beards, having facial hair in the lab is a no-no.
- Your portrait rendered in cufflinks.
- In Japanese advertising, URLs are out and search terms are in.
- Regardless of one's interpretation of the results, the experimental benefit of napping seems clear.
- Emails sent by mothers.
- Today in TMN: What happens to your apartment when you die? What do you know about Steve Winwood? What does Hornby think of Díaz?
- Also in today's Tournament of Books: Meet the zombies.