9 March 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 09 Mar 2009 Astounding story about the obstacles--thugs, secret prisons, beatings--Chinese citizens face to lodge a complaint about the government. Bad paintings of Barack Obama. Bush lawyers find themselves too toxic for employers; Gonzales blames "partisan politics" for his unemployment. Instapaper for the commute: For screenwriters everywhere: the path of Tony Gilroy. The top 10 stories you won't see in the news this week. The point of Barbie's having Ken around is not for her to marry him but for her to have the option. It is enough for him to be marriageable. Data highlights the connection between conservative moral values and an affinity for porn. Ben Greenman's Earth Ball weighs in on the Steele-Limbaugh spat. Study on how John Darnielle became the next Nick Drake/Smiths/Rufus Wainwright for a certain flock. Analysis of why location crime novels appeal across borders. More Kindle-considering: The book business is a distribution business, pure and simple. Consider the jetpack: Available for sale, but extremely dangerous, especially when flown untethered. A month in the life of a jetset basketball referee during March Madness. TMN brings its own madness today with the launch of the Tournament of Books.
