7 October 2010: Afternoon By The Morning News — 07 Oct 2010 Trial of Russian arms dealer, if he talks, may cause "a new ice age" between U.S. and Russia. Iran's best-known Holocaust denier seeks to throw a rock at Israel from Lebanon. Newly discovered language, Koro, found to be spoken by a few hundred Indians. Op: Five essential novels by the latest Nobel laureate, Mario Vargas Llosa. Sacks: Sometimes I do regret not having any, but in a way my books are my children. Used-book salesman Michael Savitz explains why a scanner is necessary to his work. Art historians trace history of what could be a lost Michelangelo masterpiece. Thirty-six-hour dinner party with Michael Pollan. Chili with naga jolokia, one of the world's hottest chiles, helps cook detect cancer. First openly autistic presidential appointee wants less talk of cures and causation, and no more pity. Philosophical analysis of who's to blame in cases of suicide. Legal polemics about "I fart in your general direction" and other censorship issues with regards to Monty Python moviemaking. Steadicamera inventors offer handheld version for smartphones. The internet is still available to less than 29% of the global population. People ask me how ebooks have changed the literary landscape. The short answer is that I drunk-dial Agatha Christie several times a week.
