6 January 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 06 Jan 2010 Congressional report clears Acorn, but says that Acorn's enemies may have broken state laws. January 6, 2010, could well become a national day of mourning for Democrats. 2010 will see many newspapers attempting to convince readers to ante up for online content. Op: Newspaper writing suffers from too much writing, too much inverted-pyramid, too many insipid kickers. Junot Díaz on what to expect in 2010. Fascinating assessment of Teach for America's research shows that perseverance matters most in great teachers. Memories of the day that Roger Boylan did not visit Samuel Beckett in a nursing home. Instapaper for the commute: Investigation of a W.A.S.P. suicide. Britons may not enjoy the way things are, but they endure them in a way that seems either quaint or quasi-Soviet to American visitors. Assessment of Joakim Dahlqvist's fantastic drawn fiefdoms, and other links about density. The reality of being one of Twitter's most-followed: There ain't much value in being the most popular. Jonathan Gold: Food is the new rock 'n' roll. Awards given to New York's best lunches in midtown. You know when a movie has a flashback and you see the character as a kid? Sometimes that's awesome.
