8 October 2009: Morning By The Morning News — 08 Oct 2009 Cities hit hard by H1N1 in the spring now see little evidence of the virus. Tehran claims U.S. played a role in the disappearance of an Iranian nuclear scientist. A proposal for Chicago 2018, or the first wholly urban Winter Olympics. Prolific, celebrated photographer Irving Penn dies at age 92. This week a WWII GI returned two rare books he pilfered from a German archive mine in 1945. Video: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says cultural understanding comes from hearing many stories--not just one. I suppose setting books in Africa--that is a good thing. But often there still is a formula. Robert Birnbaum chats with Adichie. Related to today's feature: dates for frequent TMN contributor Philip Graham's tour for his Portuguese travel book. How gross domestic product reflects nothing of a society's well-being. The best lives in the world are lived in Norway. The Mexico portrayed by the media is far from reality. The new face of Christian rock is part Kerouac, part Animal Collective, part Pat Boone. Giraffes don't read the newspaper while sitting on the toilet. The ugliest tattoos.
