Sunday morning roundup

Glenn Beck inspires violence.

Our food system has killed our oldest farm, after centuries.

A new book on being careful about what we take from the sea.

Beware the budget deficit.

Do the woes of a struggling garment factory present a microcosm of what ails the Italian economy?

French GM workers accept benefit cuts to save their plant.

You know the economy is hurting when counterfeiters are selling knockoff Charmin (and other mid-range products). You'd still have to pay me to wear Uggs, real or fake.

Orhan Pamuk's window on the world.

Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker will miss the "small-town" values she experienced in the nation's capital.

Levi Johnston is one of three possible fathers, based on the week of conception? What the f* am I doing with my life?

Maureen Dowd's Holly Golightly-Betty Draper analogy starts out strong and ends up a bit tortured, but is nonetheless interesting.

Sloane Crossley's very humorous essay on how record temps in New York have brought about the New Naked.