Headlines from January 29, 2007

African Union summit snubs Sudan for the chairmanship, pleasing Chad.
Q&A on Darfur, where two million live in camps and "no fewer than 200,000" have been killed.
Japanese scientist says, "the presence of the [elderly] husband is a physical and emotional burden on the wife."
Japanese women are "birth-giving machines," says health minister.
"Sushi police" to begin certifying "authentic" Japanese restaurants overseas.
More authentic old-time radio than you can spin a dial at.
Jessica Francis Kane in today's Digest reviews the most adorable little British books.
Sweden wasn't just a post-war haven for refugees during the Holocaust, and how that influences Swedish politics today.
Learn the ropes at Disney Studios, circa World War II.
There is no instruction manual for those who want to remove their own limbs, but I always knew I would do it. Body identity integrity disorder, dry ice, and one British woman.
Words that shouldn't be used on the grounds that doing so makes you sound like a pompous ass.
Mandatory testing in schools is leading to less civic education, discussion of current events [PDF].
National Geographic journalist gets tested for 320 chemicals.
Esquire sent napkins out to 250 writers. The napkins have returned.
What to do when you realize you've flushed the office toilet that everyone knows is broken.
India's plunging into the cruise-missile market with Russia's aid and advice.
Terrific, terrifying shoe-leather account of a Sergeant shot in central Baghdad.
What's an earmark? In Congress, it's pretty much just like pornography.
Reviewing the literature of Harlem's most notorious heroin peddler.
More than a hundred judicial rulings since 2004 have relied on Wikipedia. See also: Wikipedia explains R&B.
The Judith Regan side to her and O.J.'s story: a fasting junkie with a lot of cleansing left to do.
Scientist devises way to combine caffeine and baked goods, putting a two-cup jolt into your morning croissant.
Dallas man walks the dogs one morning, ends up walking the streets for 25 days.
Convict steals tour bus, 18-wheeler to visit mother and evade the fuzz.
Shaq chases down a hit-and-run driver at a safe distance and speed.
Translating Harry Potter provides unique linguistic challenges.
Video: Young black women, self-esteem, and dolls in Kiri Davis's "A Girl Like Me."
American Apparel's Dov Charney fulfills Calvin Trillin's two-thirds-full prophesy.
Audio interview with Calvin Trillin about his new book About Alice, a tribute to the muse.
Video of Jon Rose playing his muse, an Australian fence, something he's been doing for 20 years.