Headlines from December 1, 2009

The current state of swine flu: waning, but still dangerous to much of the population.
Many police officers carry fake badges while on duty; the real badge is kept safe at home.
On the long road of parenting commentary...two vital topics have always predominated: How Not to Kill Baby and Things Baby Did That Are Funny.
You want things that are worn in, not worn out. How to shop effectively, like Jesse Thorn's mother.
Window display auteur Simon Doonan will decorate the White House for Christmas.
What happens when Mods grow up--it's better than what happened to the Hippies.
An evangelical Christian preacher takes on New York, finds scores of yuppie followers.
New York destroyed at the movies, over and over again.
"Cool cities"--New York, San Francisco, Boston--lose steam as others--mainly in Texas--become America's new global centers.
With each new ocean liner becoming the largest ever built, their size has become ridiculous.
At the Moment Blog, Rosecrans Baldwin explores ongoing typographical discussions.
Graphic: The evolution of information storage; how we die.
Report: Pathways toward habitable moons.
After telephoning nearly every world leader, Obama to outline his "endgame" for Afghanistan.