December 20, 2011: Morning
By The Morning News
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- Retired general says Egyptian protesters "deserve to be thrown into Hitler’s ovens.”
- Thirteen dead in Cairo as clashes continue into fourth day.
- Two days after Kim Jong-il's death, the CIA had no idea what happened—a "comparatively minor" failure.
- Photographs from North Korea, "the land of no smiles."
- See also: Welcome to North Korea, by Peter Tetteroo and Raymond Feddema.
- 2011 was a bad year for coconut tyrants like Jong-il, Mubarak, Shwe, Gadhafi, Ben Ali, Saleh, Gbagbo; now if only Mugabe would die.
- Now in pictures: What the fuck is Michael Jordan wearing?
- In the narrative of men's tennis in 2011, the Key Biscayne final was the crux.
- Tim Duncan announces shoe deal with Florsheim.
- How to dress like James Bond(s).
- Shafer: Hollywood wants to do excess damage to free speech, association, and commerce in the name of scuttling scurvy pirates.
- French postcards from 1912 envision 2012 with recreational flying and lots of chocolate.
- French walkers adopt formations that enable them to communicate better—and other fascinating notes on how pedestrians behave.
- New York theaters now feature "tweet seats" for those who can't be "passive" during a show.
- More than half of technicians who monitor bypass machines talk on cellphones during heart surgery.
- Now in China: People dye pets to resemble other animals.
