8 October 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 08 Oct 2009 Abu Mazen agreed to wait on the Gaza war-crimes news, and now his people are fulminating. Nothing, obviously, on the Bhutto assassination. Notes from a candid dinner discussion with Pervez Musharraf. Interactive passage through Michelle Obama's family tree. Where French elites see "the victim" in Polanski's case--it does not have much to do with child rape. What it's like to be hypnotized, even one of the "hypnotic elite." In person, Dawkins fails to live up to the "aggressive" label. Detailed, absorbing layman's account of the neuroscience behind out-of-body experiences. Harnessing energy from algae is not as green--or kosher--as it seems. Profile of Linda Bean, granddaughter of L.L. and emerging lobster baron. Dispatch from the Annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America. Astonishing pictures of giant puppets roaming Berlin (see video). Berlin these days, it's just so very Weimar. Chinese media awash with stories about a secret women-only Swedish town. Sicha: We are all retailers now; see also, the best day and time to book a flight. How art was chosen to hang in the Obama White House; much wit made of Ruscha's "I Think I'll..." Twenty famous performers who appeared on Law & Order before becoming well known. Video: How to jam with your cactus.
