Poor Haiti
Wherein Our Man in Boston assembles a short list of reading on benighted Haiti.
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14 January 2010: Morning
The destruction of so much of Haiti's infrastructure is shutting down some relief efforts. Memo to Pat Robertson: Haiti is overwhelmingly Christian. Video: How mapmaking can help fight disaster, build economies. Geolocator-tagged puffins reveal surprising winter journey. Among athletes, asthma is more common in winter Olympians; the
14 January 2010: Afternoon
More than $2 million raised so far for Haiti relief by Americans sending text messages. F.B.I. warns of Haiti relief fraud. Pat Robertson's take on Haiti's plight is just a cruder version of what everyone says--even Haitians. Op: If God exists, he'
Special K
In world of suck-up commentators, James Howard Kunstler makes sense.
Doing Things With Words
Three books pay particular attention to how we use words.
13 January 2010: Morning
Devastating quake near Port-au-Prince levels shantytowns, knocks down the presidential palace, destroys U.N. compound. In war between rival drug gangs in Mexico, 69 people are murdered in a single day. White House clarifies: The Christmas Day bomber purchased a round-trip--not one-way--airline ticket. Designing
Treme Arriving
NOLA’s Tom Piazza talks about writing for “The Wire’s” David Simon on the small screen.
13 January 2010: Afternoon
Thousands possibly killed by Haiti's earthquake; "country destroyed," says Haitian president. Haitian earthquake in pictures; pictures from the British Red Cross. Case report of an auto-appendectomy in the Antarctic. Tourist in South Africa eaten by a giant shark; eyewitness tweets, "like dinosaur huge."
The 2010 Tournament of Books
Six years and growing, this year's Tournament of Books will debut in March. Until then, we've got judges, the shortlist, and your shot at picking Zombies.
12 January 2010: Morning
Antarctica maintains its frigid form, keeping the oceans level, arctic ice shelves intact. A look at Chinese tomb-tending ceremonies. Robots to be enlisted to secure America's borders. Requiem for Richie Tenenbaum, AT&T pitchman; Paul Sorvino to release a line of pasta sauces. At the age