Make of That What You Will
A new song from A. C. Newman (otherwise known as Carl, leader of the New Pornographers) leads off a host of other indie notables on a fall sampler from Matador Records.
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12 November 2008: Afternoon
Chart for tracking Obama's transition to the White House. What other 1600 Pennsylvania Avenues look like around the country. "We realize we are late, and America has regained the torch of a moral revolution." Obama win prompts Europe to reevaulate its own race relations. For the
12 November 2008: Morning
Top intelligence officials expect to be replaced early on by Obama, but are counting on the economic crisis to buy some time. As bailout cash flows, lobbyists now pleading their cases find nobody's especially interested. Obama sets rules for lobbyists: No donations to the transition will be accepted,
Mr. Bowyer’s Fantastic Machine
Lots of machines can manufacture things. What about one that could produce everything, including itself? Visiting the man who taught a machine to replicate.
11 November 2008: Afternoon
Veterans Day is celebrated significantly differently across the borders of Europe. Son analyzes the codes his father used in postcards home from World War II. Sudan has offered India a surprising free run of its economy--although there is a quid pro quo attached. Decent hyperlink brief on the French-
11 November 2008: Morning
The recession will reduce trade, strain U.S. foreign policy--the "axis of diesel" will similarly struggle. The Bush administration has diluted science with toxic legislation--"poisoned communities" need EPA help, not the Defense Dept. This year's Oxford Word of the Year: Hypermiling. Video:
Hard Times Dog
From the financial crisis to the election and even the weather, unhappiness abounds.
A Great Idea
As newspapers eschew paper, Boston Globe columnist Alex Beam investigates the mid-20th-century “Great Books” movement and why millions of Americans bought in.
TMN Talks with Jad Abumrad
To inaugurate a new feature on TMN we’re calling TMN Talks, this Friday we’ll be joined by the great Jad Abumrad, co-host of one of our favorite radio shows, Radio Lab. Jad and the whole Radio Lab staff are kicking off their fifth season this week. The
10 November 2008: Morning
Since 2004, a classified order has permitted the U.S. military to carry out secret attacks in Syria, Pakistan, elsewhere. While Obama visits the White House, his transition team will review how to undo Bush policies: stem-cell limits, drilling expansion, etc. Op: The economic crisis is based in deflation,