April 2, 2012: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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- China may ban officials from buying foreign cars, which are mostly Audis.
- Stephon Marbury, two-time NBA All-Star, scores 41 points to give the Beijing Ducks China's national title.
- Riot police and firefighters respond to Kentucky fans' excitement over beating Louisville.
- Lessons from Japan's tsunami.
- 1934 Fortune story on whether making and drinking wine can become an American habit.
- Billboard editor takes a cruise with Weezer, Dinosaur Jr., and bearded, middle-age fans.
- Life notes on joining a band when you're nearing 40.
- Round-up of products preferred for their packaging's reusability.
- Autodidacts and professors list their picks for very best textbooks.
- Nice lady who gave Olive Garden nice review gets book deal with Anthony Bourdain. Nice.
- Texas shoe blogger, with fans like Kanye and Lagerfeld, stays in Texas.
- White woman understands—and doesn't understand—racism for her daughter's sake.
- Profile of Peter Dinklage—made famous by Game of Thrones, not elf roles.
- Leo da Vinci's cover letter.
- Homage to Swami Vivekananda, guru who popularized yoga and inspired Tolstoy.
- Brief interviews with the craftspeople behind Damien Hirst, Rachel Whiteread, other artists.
