August 10, 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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- With many institutions broken, perhaps Britain's leaders can no longer protect the people.
- Stereotyping rioters as young, black, and poor, ignores the complexity of who they really are.
- Round-up of sociological and psychological explanation of riots.
- The Endless Summer reminds us of perfection's potential in an imperfect world.
- It's wrong to say Breivik tells us nothing about politics—he's an occidental mirror to al Qaeda.
- China's first aircraft carrier begins trials—playing catch-up rather than overtaking rivals.
- In China, mistresses make a comeback as status symbol, method to drain wealth.
- Yarchgumaba fungus, the Himalayan Viagra, is more valuable than gold, causing turf wars.
- Colombia's FARC rebels and drug cartel are infiltrating the mining sector due to gold rush.
- Chait: Diamonds are still bloody, prop up human rights violators.
- The temples of the gods of iron: Images of Russian industry.
- In America, guns are power; the Black Panthers knew it, and the Founders tried to regulate it.
- How James Bond product placement, celebrities made vodka a staple of American drinking.
- Early female pirates: murderous, hard-drinking, cross-dressing.
- In December 1912 the Louvre hung a portrait by Raphael on its blank wall. The Mona Lisa had been given up for dead.
