3 March 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 03 Mar 2009 Business is booming for people who can give good voice to debt-collection. Cohen: It's worth recalling that hateful, ultranationalist rhetoric is no Iranian preserve. "How Jew-Friendly Persia Became Anti-Semitic Iran." Tutu: African leaders opposing the arrest of Sudan's al-Bashir forget that his victims are Africans. Mexican cab drivers run Hollywood-style tours of drug-trafficker haunts, complete with gun-battle reenactments. Trial of Arizona guns dealer brings to light the many American guns toted by Mexcian drug thugs. From the medical case files, the death of Libby Zion: catalyst for revising residents' hours in hospitals. Analyzing when and where landscape painting died, and how it's returned to life in sometimes unrecognized places. Notes on the medicinal value of Fowler's Modern English Usage. Instapaper for the commute: Profile of the Mugrabi family--investors in Pop, Koons, and Hirst--as canaries in the art mine. Another printable option: Meet the oil sands industry. Impressive analysis of previous years' Tournaments of Books turns up interesting results (see also part II). Mike Leigh discusses his filmmaking process, how he chooses actors, etc. Rare photos of "Solburun" hunting festival in Kyrgyzstan.
