Headlines from November 13, 2009

Glimpse into Goldman Sachs's trading in 2008, most likely its best year ever.
New wealth tactic: Invest in the companies that make you angriest.
Op: At the very least, it should be government's job to say what's inherently governmental (e.g., assassination).
Commie Obama T-shirts banned in Beijing.
Indonesia's hamburger king turns 13 McDonald's into Toni Jack's outlets, complete with pirate logos.
Survey of wristwatches worn by Russian officials.
Before holiday shopping begins, a method for improving all of your online passwords in a few minutes.
It's one thing to be contrarian about minor things like the economics of sumo wrestling. Clay Risen on the downfall of Freakonomics.
Newly revealed Nazi sympathies may endanger the validity of Hannah Arendt's work.
Liberia's laws are being held for ransom by former justice minister.
When it comes to folklore in Indiana, and perhaps beyond, Google's book-scanning program serves the side of good.
You've got to admit that Pluto really pioneered the exploration of that icy zone of the solar system. Ode to Pluto.
Scientist reflects on the first troubled year of the Large Hadron Collider.
Scenes from an alternate universe where The Beatles accepted Lorne Michaels's offer to be on SNL.
On the set with Octomom--the Catch-22 of needing media attention to support your family.
Sven Birkerts on Updike and Wallace: "two Pisces, their element water, their salient quality mutability."
Time to kill: Fifty best inventions of 2009; Quizipedia.