5 April 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 05 Apr 2010 Pope doesn't mention scandals during Easter Mass; senior cardinal cautions Catholics not to be swayed by "petty gossip." A tension between élitism and anti-élitism is central to white identity, and always has been. Deconstructing America's obsession with celebrity comebacks, from Scott Fitzgerald to Tiger Woods. Tiger's category of mistress termed "ladies of convenience"--somewhere between club managers and prostitutes. Eight theories on why Duke basketball players do so poorly in the N.B.A. Study reveals the superhumans among us: multitaskers. Instapaper for the commute: Gossipy day in the life of Mailer's final wife. Literature's three best-dressed characters, and the importance of literary fashion. You get to experience any turn or bump. Pros practice their sports through video games before hitting the field. Brief profile of the family behind fact-checking site Snopes. Part one in Elizabeth Spiers's quest to learn about her biological parents. Video: Will Self and neuroscientist David Eagleman discuss death and Possibilianism. Today is the final day of the Tournament of Books, and it's a nail-biter.
