30 September 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 30 Sep 2010 New power couple emerges in North Korea: Kim Jong-un's aunt and uncle. Gambian president brags of winning made-up awards, including an admiralship in Nebraska's Great Navy. Germany pays final debt for World War I: €69.9 million. Professional athletes' high salaries help them avoid bribes and corrupt influences. Biz: Limited fourth-quarter space available to advertise on TMN and other Deck sites. Self-identified liberals more reluctant to sacrifice Tyrone than Chip when saving five people from a speeding trolley. List of inventors killed by their own inventions. Inside-baseball profile of David Axelrod, disillusioned by "possibly irredeemable" D.C. Chess world cries foul after politician wins presidency over former champion. Jonah Lehrer defends "weak ties" against Gladwell; network fragmentation helped Martin Luther King Jr. Walmart launches in international markets' "final frontier": South Africa. How to write about Pakistan: mangoes, mangoes, mangoes (served by maids). I didn't realize that I'm always making noise and talking. Wonderfully long Q&A with David Sedaris. New Columbia professor informs former students that her new students, life, and bistros are much better. Longest doctoral program: music at Washington University, St. Louis, with a median length of 16.3 years. Long read: William Burroughs interviews Jimmy Page.
