9 January 2009: Weekend By The Morning News — 09 Jan 2009 German billionaire takes life, broken by the crisis; article ties four financier deaths to the economy. While Parisians freeze, considering the mechanics of how exactly Russia turned off the gas. Study backs up the broken-window theory: a disorderly environment influences disorderly conduct. Times reporter meets Gaza fighter in a hospital. Great new Times feature on New York personalities: 1-in-8-million. I'd like to meet this born-free, autonomy-loving person someday. Somehow such a person sounds to me more like the Unabomber than Henry Thoreau. Videos from "The Hate Game." Instapaper for the commute: Paradoxes and Petraeus in Afghanistan. Insightful take on Richard Prince being sued for copyright infringement. The 2009 TMN Tournament of Books is coming very soon; for now, there's a Facebook group for you to fan up. We'd also love for you to follow TMN on Twitter. Matthew Baldwin wins scribbler award for "And Great Lyrics Quiz Rock Roll The" (finest known man quiz the to). Mailbag: Pasha Malla, damn you. Publishers will concentrate on promoting non-fiction by television presenters and commercial fiction by creative-writing graduates. The credit crunch in terms of literature.
