7 July 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 07 Jul 2009 Op: The aid community should be less surprised that Liberia's Johnson Sirleaf has been banned from office. Reasons why baby-seal hunters use clubs instead of guns. Doctor says "most doctors today, whether in academic or private practice, constantly have to think about money." Teacher's report from inside a mysterious, elite private boys school in Pakistan. Iranian-Americans react to violence at home; interviews with three expat Iranian artists. Brain science and bankers invoked in brief, interesting column about restoring trust. For the two-and-a-half week anniversary of Infinite Summer, an essay on David Foster Wallace's legacy. Elvis's second career began when he died; will Joe Jackson be as cunning as Col. Tom Parker? Britons enlist for an hour's ascent of a plinth in Trafalgar Square, many to do nothing. Business cards for font whores. Losing a bundle at the dog track. Seasickness. Hypothermia. Lessons from comics on why women cry. Ode to the pocketknife, perhaps the only gadget more useful than the internet.
