Monday morning roundup

Can Tunisia remain a "land of beer and bikinis"?

Russian activists ask that world leaders quit with the warm fuzzies and hold the Russian government accountable.

Predator fish are at significant risk, and I'm going to try to go vegan again, at least at home. I think it was something else, rather than protein deficiency, that had thrown me earlier. And it's not just because plant-based diets make you happier.

If the government shuts down, things don't get done, people don't get paid, and the elephant poop piles up at the Zoo. Glad I don't live in Woodley Park.

Amy Chua is trying to market herself as a Chinese David Sedaris.

Some Montgomery County residents have learned that they're legally obligated to let their backyards revert to nature.