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Eco Eco
Frequently a journalist’s crutch, lists are no deficit in the works of the exuberant Umberto Eco.
12 November 2009: Morning
Excessively meeping Massachusetts students irk and confound their elders. Kristof pig-wrestles the staggering expense of military presence abroad against the staggering number of uninsured dying at home. John J. O'Connor III, whose struggle with Alzheimer's prompted his wife's retirement from the Supreme Court,
Kevin Moffett
Kevin Moffett is the author of the short-story collection Permanent Visitors, and his stories have appeared in McSweeney’s, Tin House, and twice in The Best American Short Stories. Until recently, he edited and wrote for Funworld, the official magazine of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions
12 November 2009: Afternoon
China to open agricultural technology centers in Mozambique; China to gain low-cost rice and produce. Tweets tracked from Congress's most active Twitter folk. Toronto Star memo about oursourcing editors edited by anonymous Star editor. Margaret Thatcher's biographer gets her best fact-checking from Penthouse. At
Making the Bird
To entertain themselves and their friends, two brothers formed a band, Birdhead. Now one traces the history of “the critically acclaimed power duo from Rancho Cucamonga.”
11 November 2009: Morning
The news has been full of every last detail about the shooter. Obama corrected that balance. Op: If retooled and repurposed, our interstate highways could help the U.S. economy rebound. Investigators find problems in a third of L.A.P.D. racial profiling cases--from the incident to how
11 November 2009: Afternoon
An argument for sustaining al Qaeda: It's in our best security interests. Op: Three myths about governing Afghanistan, and the argument for building accountability from the bottom up. Saudi forces capture armed infiltrator in his underwear practicing black magic. Brief history of White House redecorating. Marvelous illustrated ode
My First Sonogram
A television news report begets a routine doctor’s appointment begets a personal health scare.
Is It Good for the Jews?
Taking exception to Israel’s homeland status.