5 May 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 05 May 2009 With the number of new cases falling, Mexico lowers flu alert level--though many Mexicans still feel the global stigma. Thousands of Mexican day workers crossing the border were subjected to daily kerosene baths. A chart of epidemics and their scapegoats. Polanski won't return to the U.S. to have his 1977 case thrown out of court; the judge says he won't throw it out if he doesn't appear. "She didn't make decisions based on what the reaction would be." The sex offender case that may trip up one of Obama's top Court picks. In areas of the U.S. earliest hit by the housing crisis, there are signs of recovery--though nobody's willing to do a cannonball just yet. A new shop in London: Fuck You Recession. Background to China's proclamation of an annual "Serf Liberation Day" for Tibet: There are half-truths on both sides. Art historians contend it was actually Gauguin who sliced off van Gogh's ear in a fencing accident. Auto-Tune operates as a duet between the electronics and the personal. A reconciliation with technology. In explaining caffeine withdrawal, researchers contend chronic caffeine administration has no net benefit. I tend to develop a bad case of food envy. It's a lot like sex, I think. Extravangant descriptions of food threaten a good reading experience. Michelle Obama loves Mexican food. Where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in the U.S.
