30 July 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 30 Jul 2009 Military spending bill has $6.9 billion in new vehicles the defense secretary says are unneeded. Assessment of Cantor and Ryan as potential saviors for the Republican party. Anti-Depression policy responses tried to turn back the clock on the changes brought by technology. They failed. Op: The threat of ink blots being released on the internet isn't to Rorschach research--it's to psychological research's basic model. Slideshow of prominent drug czars; Paris, linocut. Audio: New RadioLab episode features "11 meditations on how, when, and even if we die" (see also: "The Night Air"). Account of William T. Vollmann's new book says Vollmann's output should be subsidized for being excessive. Keillor: I don't play golf. I don't need to. I'm in the arts. Comparing "making it" on the web vs. "making it" in New York has lots to say about web celebrity, less about New York. Watch zealot goes inside Big Ben, takes clandestine photos. Always finish your woodwork prior to using your meth. Old but still funny lessons gleaned from the emergency room. Beware cod, tuna, and shrimp: a comprehensive guide to which seafood is safe to eat. Video: Schoenberg's 1909 op. 11 Drei Klavierstücke recreated with cats on pianos.
