February 29, 2012: Afternoon
By The Morning News
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- U.S. and France draft resolution for humanitarian access to Syria.
- Conflicting stories show Obama and Bibi battling behind the scenes over Iran.
- Profiles of the women behind the Arab world's dictators.
- Queen seeks baby born at Knebworth show, Aug. 9, 1986—the reincarnation of Freddie Mercury?
- El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica have the world's highest murder rates.
- In two decades, airports may use a single radar, like a fly's compound eye, to track traffic.
- By 2020, it'll seem quaint that we thought the world's financial center needed to be near the Atlantic.
- France celebrates success of The Artist in part because French taxpayers paid its bills.
- Filmmaker follows Putin around, discovers that he's exhausted and joyless.
- Atheists celebrated as unseen heroes during the Civil Rights era.
- If I were playing bridge, and my opponents were wealthy, I would expect them to cheat more—cheating requires smarts and some confidence that it can lead to victory.
- How a New York Times Magazine cover comes about.
- On the unspeakable pleasure of exploring ruins.
