6 December 2006: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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Preparing for the Olympics, China lifts foreign media restrictions, also prints "How to Stop Illegal News Coverage" pamphlet for cops.
Newbie to Johannesburg stunned by recommended security measures.
New Israeli textbooks will show the pre-1967 boundary with the West Bank.
City birds perform "avian rap" while rural counterparts stick to "more traditional sounds."
Today's long reads: The geopolitics of Asian cyberspace, and medicine on the frontlines in Iraq.
Blog from backstage at the Metropolitan Opera.
Llew Hinkes in today's Digest on the week in mp3s. See also, sonic truffles around the web.
Signs your interest in graphic design may be more disease, less occupation.
Saab survives 17 years, one million miles, and eight deer collisions.
For a restaurant to stay open in New York, it needs to be packed in its 11th month, and it needs to sell a lot of booze.
Warning: Don't drink the (Jamba) juice.
Video: Steingarten seems unfazed by the amount of pea-ness in his food.
Guide to gifts for foodies, and a guide to foodie gift guides.
