6 February 2009: Weekend

Fidel Castro accuses Obama of supporting genocide, blasts "protectionist" trade policies.

Putin and his colleague friends were all dancing and getting involved with the choreography. Putin enjoys Abba cover band.

Sobering news about the economy: Cars are being dumped at the Dubai airport.

U.S. lost 600,000 jobs in January, worse than analysts feared.

Obama shames dawdling senators and Reid promises a vote sometime soon.

Op: MBAs looking for work may want to consider volunteering in Sudan--or Detroit.

Val Kilmer ponders a run for New Mexico's governor's seat in 2010.

I like places that have run out of luck--running out of luck makes for good music. Rick Moody on bands from Tucson.

TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin on his Kindle and various other (not so) high-tech things.

Photos of antique typewriters.

This is the typeface that I came to think of as the default font for the essence of my eternal soul.

Mary Gaitskill talks about the relationship between writers and their supportive spouses.

The week in review: Tanenhaus's autopsy; creepy photos of Japanese voyeurs; Next Top Model, ranked; frat Prufrock.

Video of the week: "David After Dentist" has been remixed with Christian Bale.