27 April 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 27 Apr 2009 Regarding torture: Just because you scored after harpooning the goalie, doesn't suddenly make harpooning OK. We have become so casual about torture that we now openly debate its efficacy. Mexico abandons its "centuries-old Napoleonic system of closed-door, written inquisitions." Study finds a wealthy child without a degree is more likely to wind up rich than an educated poor child. For a baby, every day is like going to Paris for the first time. Jonah Lehrer on new infant-mind science. Burgeoning autism-pride culture takes offense at being coerced to behave like "neurotypicals." "Home after-death care" said not only to be the greener way to perish, but also a more meaningful experience for the living. They sound more like thugs. Contemporary pirate re-enactors resist recognizing Somali teenagers in speedboats. Ambitious "ghost" buildings that were canceled after the 1929 crash. Profile of 90-year-old newspaper man, in the business (so far) for 78 years (see also: three-year-old preacher). New academic collection compiles Kafka's "office writings" (i.e. legal documents he worked on at his day job). Authors list where they'll be on Friday, i.e., buy-indie-day. Ironic choice of security-check words for Ticketmaster website.
