28 January 2009: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Measuring the blood from January's massacre: 211,500 job cuts so far.
Notes on the wooing, lobbyists, and millions of opinions involved in the nearly $900 billion stimulus package.
One opinion: Restore NASA's mission statement of service, please.
How to prepare yourself for Obama's failures.
Obama paid more attention to House Republicans than Bush did in most of the last eight years. Why
Republicans won't vote for the stimulus.
Support group for New York girls who got used to dating bankers, or still date their now-broke asses.
Seriously, people: Dating A Banker Anonymous is real and it has a website, and we are prepared to bet they're looking for a book deal.
Design star Michael Beirut on the books he keeps by his side every working hour.
Ten of the coolest gadgets that in 30 years' time may change our lives.
Why most efficient lightbulbs throw bad light and why most manufacturers don't care.
You can't have the good without the bad when it comes to Updike, "the funniest writer never to make a career of comedy."
Updike's succinct rules for reviewing books.
Foster Wallace's fantastic take (down) on (of) Updike from 1997.
From
2005, Updike traces the evolution of the book cover as an art
form.
We got your book covers here: The Book Cover Archive.
Recalling Updike, Josh Allen's back-room reporting on Oprah's decision to cancel her book club.
