9 December 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 09 Dec 2009 Labour seeks votes, ergo British bankers face one-time tax on bonuses. Tactics currently being used by London bankers to avoid paying taxes. Graphic shows winners and losers when the dollar falls. Audio: Multiple stories about rising seas. When the Washington Post can't be bothered to fact-check Palin on climate change, it loses value. Importing high-tech into the kitchen: Sous-vide machines now available for the home. Startling study of a National Geographic article finds that pictures trump words, or, everyone loves camels. Exhaustive catalog (with pictures) of U.S. highways. Pictures of New Yorkers sticking out their tongues. Instapaper for the commute: Millions interview with master translators Pevear and Volokhonsky. Hits from the year in reading at the Millions: Victor LaValle, Hari Kunzru. The smell of blood is in the air as the 2010 Rooster long list gets its debut. Shout-out to this year's Rooster sponsors: Field Notes, Urban Outfitters, Powells.com. Slideshow of pictures from vintage travel books. Photos of the jumping spiders of Oklahoma; video history of the boombox. Video: Stanford scientists spell the university's initials in sub-atomic particles.
