November 15, 2011: Afternoon
- Infectious disease specialist traces AIDS from 1900 forward while debunking origin myths.
- New Radiolab episode about various patient zeroes.
- "The euro crisis might wake Europe up. But more likely, it will lead to compromise and decline."
- Cheesecake but interesting interview with Jeff Bezos on "how Amazon powers the internet."
- Liz Lemon's Night Cheese and other fake TV products.
- Reasons for a chain's demise.
- See also: Remembrance of the golden years at Borders.
- Salman Rushdie is no longer Ahmed Rushdie on Facebook.
- Business secrets behind the success of the Icelandic publishing industry.
- Jane Austen is the latest author suspected of being murdered.
- Shakespeare was a gangster—why not, since we know almost nothing about him.
- British cops borrow page from The Simpsons, lure criminals with free beer.
- Jo Tatchell tries to understand Saddam Hussein's romance novels and the motivations of dictator lit.
- Exploding Dog drawing: "I love your dead bird eyes in the morning."
- See also: "Adventures in Depression."