4 January 2011: Afternoon By The Morning News — 04 Jan 2011 World's boredom aficionados meet to discuss drying paint, paper clips, car roofs. Op: Contemplating anti-Semitism in the Netherlands--Europe's Muslim problem is that it sees no problem. Despite cold winters, nearly every building in Mexico City lacks central heat. Decade after Taliban's supposed fall, women continue to set themselves on fire because not enough has changed. "Nollywood" produces 50 feature-length films a week; culture elites fear "Nigerianisation" of Africa. Op: Still enamored with Britain, India grants U.K. books too much credit. Visualization of 2010's box-office profits in Hollywood. Louis Vuitton comes to Mongolia. Long read: Toppling Saddam's statue in Baghdad was made for--and by-- media and momentum. Longtime fan finds Allen Iverson at a T.G.I. Friday's in Istanbul. World's greatest female endurance competitor didn't show signs prior to adulthood of excelling athletically. Businessman's suit turns 150, now features pockets for iPads rather than rabbits. Mother bans internet and technology from family; children respond positively, other parents less so. Adam Gopnik ends a year of skipping dessert by discussing sweets with Ferran Adrià. Music: "Other Minds" on Ann Southam's Simple Lines of Enquiry.
