4 March 2009: Morning

It's the Great Recession, and jobs are quickly drying up: Here's who's being affected, and where.

Fearless investors and those looking to make a killing, take note: How to profit in a recession.

Though many next of kin don't have to assume their deceased relative's debt, collectors are more than happy to let them.

It was oftentimes impossible to learn that a patient had died on the table before we marched out looking for payment. Andrew Womack's brief career in collections.

Author Frederick Forsyth, former financier of a coup in Equatorial Guinea, denies involvement in the assassination of Guinea-Bissau's president.

News roundup on the drug wars and wave of bloodshed in Mexico.

Attempting to protect pueblos' right to privacy, photography banned from a New Mexico train line.

All Songs Considered presents a Leonard Cohen concert that spans 40 years of ennui.

Writing novels is no fun; nor is, generally speaking, reading novels. Writers on the art--and occupation--of writing.

While in court on charges of complicity to making copyrighted material available, Pirate Bay administrator conducts routine server maintenance.

Gallery: Superstore camouflage.

Related: How to survive the five worlds of IKEA.

As far as superheroes go, two's company but three or more is a drag, with no single character likely to secure our attention. Lane watches Watchmen.