7 April 2010: Morning
By The Morning News
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How reading on an iPhone makes books a newfound pleasure for many dyslexics.
A cheerleading team (average age: 66) dances on Tokyo's streets to inspire others.
An account of the tryouts for the L.A. Sparks' over-40 cheerleading squad.
Teach for America recruits uncertain college grads.
Of the 3,000 or so parts that go into a NASCAR engine, all are custom built, and usually near Charlotte.
Researchers find fruits and vegetables do little to decrease cancer risk, though they can limit conditions that lead to cancer.
Apple varieties have dwindled from the thousands to a dozen; seeking to restore heirloom apples, a group publishes a manifesto (pdf).
A vegan argues for eating oysters--if it's true the bivalves can't feel, there's room on the plate.
"It's driven me to seek out interesting, photogenic foods." Bloggers photograph their food for many reasons, or no reason at all.
New online publication Storychord.com "features one story, one image, and a one-song 'soundtrack'."
When critics duel, the nature of criticism is called onto the carpet, and everybody gets drinks.
Deepak Chopra, Michael Shermer debate the existence of the afterlife.
Thirty years after the "Wow!" signal, scientists still investigate it as a sign of alien life.