January 21, 2013: Morning
- Obama to take the oath of office this morning for the second time—an honor granted only to 16 men before him.
- Actually, Obama took the oath yesterday and didn't screw it up.
- Fox News to shut down for routine maintenance at 11:30 a.m. and will broadcast "a continuous photomontage of white people."
- Round-up of nine things Obama can do in his second term to improve the environment.
- Long account of how Lincoln avoided assassination on the eve of his first inauguration.
- China and Japan sliding toward war over five islets in the East China Sea.
- China snaps at Clinton for misunderstanding events, when she says the U.S. opposes "any unilateral actions" by China.
- Last conflict in which two uniformed militaries fought each other: Russia and Georgia, 2008.
- Google chairman's daughter blogs about their trip to North Korea, where it's very, very cold and very, very strange.
- See also: "North Korea Won’t Be Liberated in a Day."
- Notes on the current trade in smuggling and selling Mongolian dinosaur bones.
- History of the collapse and resurgence of American beer.
- To brighten up your Monday: art made from fruits and vegetables.
- Sitting is our era's smoking—writer encourages making more of your meetings "walking meetings."
- NFL players discuss pain and injury.
- Fewer players in the NBA these days post big shooting numbers because of the defensive technique called "flooding ball-side box."