6 March 2008: Afternoon By The Morning News — 06 Mar 2008 Esquire publishes fictional account of Heath Ledger's last days. Have a positive image of Russia today? Perhaps because it's spending tens of millions to look good in the news. Risk of war unlikely, but Colombia now finds itself on the outs diplomatically in Latin America. "No matter how hard Rice tries, she can't put Abbas back together again"--particularly not by saving her face instead of his. Reasons for reporters and voters to be suspicious of the "Obama can't win big states" argument. New Gnarls Barkley video banned from MTV for fear of seizures (get your seizures here). Pitchfork to launch its own TV channel. Video art made from Full House: "You're Not My Father." Microsoft Word's grammar checker decides chicken-vs.-egg debate. Poor kids pay to see Wilt Chamberlain pay basketball; rich Wilt gets richer, poor kids get poorer; got a problem with that? Explaining why the Grand Canyon has been flooded. OMG 2x: The Tournament of Books begins tomorrow. Quick, get in your bets! If it were not for Harry Potter, the survey by Amazon of global reading tastes would look like a very lazy exercise in national stereotyping. Archival Clothing: Blog "obsessed with austerity, build quality, durable woolens, waxed fabrics, Judy Davis playing Judy Garland."
