Sunday morning roundup

Women come forward to tell their stories in Libya and Egypt. Also: the story of the fruit vendor who triggered it all. Here's an excerpt that certainly does not represent the worst, but perhaps the most absurd:

Ben Ali visited Mohammed Bouazizi in the hospital, along with a camera crew. The president made a show of handing Manoubya a check for 10,000 dinars (about $14,000). But the mother said Ben Ali’s staffers took the check back after the cameramen were escorted from the room.

In Russia, activists are at risk as always. I wish this piece on revolutions in general were more focused, but maybe the point is, there is little that is generalizable about revolutions and their outcomes.

Is it okay that I don't care about the day-by-day details of Al Haig's 'Al Haig moment'?

Have I mentioned that I hate the Post's redesigned website and that it takes forever to find stuff on it?

Books you might like: "Reading Obama", "Day of Honey", and maybe "A Tiger in the Kitchen."

Do you eat dyed food?

Can Arganica stay in business? I'm going to try it in the fall--I bought a membership on a groupon--but I can tell you right now that the products look very pricey as far as I can tell.

I heard David Ives speak yesterday. I new the man was necessarily witty and brilliant, but he blew away the audience with his insights and humor. I'm sharing a clip I found online of "Words, Words, Words," which I first read in college--it'll give you an idea of the man's genius.