30 January 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 30 Jan 2008 The argument for a new geologic epoch, the argument against. Hoberman's arguments: Romanian abortion film doesn't have the luxury of pretending pregnancy's a joke; perhaps that explains why Hollywood looks the other way. Jennifer Daniels's print-out calendars for 2008; Ellie Kemper's remix of Caroline Kennedy's Obama endorsement. Major art-world buzz around Gerhard Richter's next show, to debut eight months from now. Eight simple steps for stealing an election without breaking a sweat. Look to fishermen for current political relations between the Koreas and China. Not one for rest, relationship consultant Jimmy Carter's next weekend project is to reunite the Baptist church. Just in time for this weekend's big bowl, study inspired by Seinfeld confirms the danger of the double dip. Erik Bryan courts danger in today's Mp3 Digest by inventing the biographies of artists he doesn't know. For all lexicographers in the know, Grant Barrett dives into the history of w00t. Tracking the online hero-worship of Jérôme Kerviel, France's super-trader. Tracking the spy satellites that won't fall on your head. Turkish secularists--and not a few westerners--look on with concern as parliament reconsiders decades-old ban on headscarves in universities.
