9 January 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 09 Jan 2008 Bush takes eight-day Middle East roadtrip, stopping first in Israel, then on to Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Candidates to replace Philippe de Montebello at the Met. Evidence that absurdly bad English in China can be blamed on faulty translation software. Op: Why oil prices really might drop to $30 a barrel. The Wire as perceived by real-life street thugs. Print for the commute home: A new chapter in real-life human trafficking: African soccer players. Corporations are trafficking more and more in images found online, and all rights are definitely not reserved. Comparisons not held back between Starbucks and white whales, now that sales are down. Death of 30 dongpyo in a warehouse fire highlights the unique social position of Seoul's Chinese-born ethnic Koreans. Notes on a domino effect in the mortgage crisis. Some insight into how we decide how fast music should be played, with samples. Sample of superb press release craftsmanship. Improbable pop-up books. Probably a silly list: 50 people who could save the planet. Cloudy apple juice is healthier than clear. A hundred things we didn't know last year.
