28 January 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 28 Jan 2010 Obama's speech was so good, Chris Matthews forgot he was black. Op: Obama will fight hard for what he said he believed in while campaigning; as to how, no mention given. Massive earthquake reveals entire island civilization called "Haiti." A.N.C.'s new coat collection, including "dayglo snakeskin," disappoints South Africa's fashion elite. Op: Conflict-of-interest accusations are the new strategy for avoiding scientific debate; get over it. Slate crowdsources fixes to pass health-care reform and offers eight solutions. Great long-read: The new industrial revolution is all about atoms, crowdsourcing, and democratized industry (see Kottke's "small batch businesses"). Black Eyes Peas accused of ripping "Boom Dynamite" for "Boom Boom Pow" (fade it yourself). Yet another study, this one in Nature, confirms health risks of running in sneakers. Fit guide posited for various brands of high heels. Weight-loss cutlery; N.A.S.A.'s new slimming spacesuits. Each season of TV's Damages expands the pleasures of Hitchcock's Vertigo; examples of art made from microbes. He repents of his superioristic ways, and is killed by his own reptilian offspring. The 10 most problematic supermen and women from 1904-33. Thursday short films: Garuda; Concrete Britain; trailer for Still Bill (about Bill Withers). Twelve sexy ads that will give you nightmares.
