8 December 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 08 Dec 2009 Pearl Harbor researchers identify wreckage of a Japanese mini-sub--could it have been a precursor to the attack? On Dec. 5, 1933, F.D.R. put an end to Prohibition and saved the U.S. government. In Cuba, blogging is an act of civil disobedience. The current age of social media and reality TV presents an unprecedented threat to the president: a jumpable shark. Graphic: Evolution of the hipster through the 2000s. An ever-expanding list of all the "best of the 2000s" lists. Dane Cook, James Frey rank among the biggest disappointments of the noughts. Legions of readers willing to pay three times the cover price pushed an import-only novel onto U.S. bestseller lists. The David Foster Wallace Grammar Challenge. Conan Doyle trained as a physician; likewise, Holmes and Watson didn't just solve cases--they diagnosed them. The continued typecasting of Colin Firth: gay (out or not), English, and/or Darcy. Thirty years of Lucasfilm Christmas cards--don't miss the change of address notes at the bottom. Having babies, or not, is a serious deal. Spike Gillespie wishes her son a happy birthday.
