29 November 2010: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Turkey strikes back at WikiLeaks accusation that it aided al Qaeda in Iraq.
"I lost faith in all this stuff a long time ago." Corruption in Egyptian "elections" as seen by sign makers.
Subliminal, Israel's most popular rapper, finds success by telling listeners to join, rather than fight, the power.
Chinese buyers snap up late, "loud," "vulgar" Picassos.
Michelito Lagravere is a killing machine. Profile of Mexico's 12-year-old bullfighter.
Private-sector "cowboys" say South Sudan is simply a frontier market; George Clooney damages business.
Op: American fiction writers mostly divide into two camps--New Yorkers with MFAs and MFA holders elsewhere--and both should be pitied.
Shop for a jet like a jet shopper: Acknowledge indefensibility, think of productivity.
Why Amazon's success is fueled by its Prime (number) shipping service: People shop more to maximize benefits from club they've paid to join.
Shipping companies' kindness tested by Popular Mechanics.
Slightly late RIP: Jure Robic, extreme cyclist, surely the world's strongest man.
Helpful, sarcastic reviews of the world's strongest (surely!) audio cables, available for $6,800.
Video: Chris Burden's "Metropolis II," a very beautiful Hot Wheels spectacle.
Analysis of the 19th century's two best wizards, with powers envied by psychologists.
Long read: John Paul Stevens on the death sentence.
