Friday, August 13, 2010

Friday morning roundup

The non-spy pardoned by Russia in the spy swap is feeling the pain of exile, but is afraid to go back. If even not doing anything in Russia is fraught enough, actual activism, as we know, is really dangerous.

Older women in India are opting for IVF.

Hertzberg on the Ground Zero mosque controversy. For Colbert on the same, see the video for The Word on his main site (the link doesn't work).

Stormageddon hits DC. I haven't biked to work at all this week because of the weather, which means five days of metro. And my metro stop for work has been getting an awful lot of attention lately, none of which is surprising.

Yes, aggressive talkers are annoying, too, but--I'm sorry, Petula Dvorak--obnoxious children are still public enemy #1 on flights. It's unfortunate that flight attendants these days apparently hate their passengers, especially those with families, but many parents don't help the situation by deciding to take a break from parenting once they board, at the expense of everyone else on the plane.

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