September 15, 2011: Morning
- Arizona boycotters unsure whether the campaign should be on or off, particularly since the immigration law failed.
- Denmark set to elect left-wing government, first female PM today, hoping to shed anti-immigrant reputation.
- Peru's best-known musician, also its first black cabinet minister, works to end discrimination.
- Honest and intelligent socialist candidate for French president is the safe bet to beat Sarkozy.
- Houellebecq goes missing ahead of reading tour.
- Nets owner Prokhorov's Russian political party simulates competition, seeks Kremlin conflict for legitimacy.
- The Guardian launches new, unpaywalled U.S. homepage, sets up a New York desk.
- How your New York Times crossword sausage gets made.
- Celebrities are tormented by the New Yorker caption contest.
- Celebrities are miserable at the US Open.
- Apple bans iPhone game depicting violence or abuse of children on the iPhone supply chain.
- I have my own definition: philosophy is what you do when the facts do not fix the solution.
- Ivory tower favors looks too—with attractive profs getting higher grades, one considers cosmetic surgery.
- Student stands by complaint of professor's antisemitism explanation.