Sunday morning roundup Part I

The impact of climate change on global agriculture. I think the reality that meat and dairy take a "considerable amount" of grain to produce merits more than a sentence. Perhaps also a discussion of methane?

If there's a global agriculture crisis, where are we going to get gourmet food to feed our dogs? Would you guess that the people investing in (plastic) prosthetic nut-sacs for their neutered pets otherwise pretend to be eco-conscious? I'm all over natural, vegetarian, and organic, but can't you mash up your dog's butternut squash instead of getting it from a can?

Nicholas Kristof's thought experiment is innovative (Tom Friedman's is yawn-inducing). Here's a real-life scenario of the former: what kind of society defunds libraries?

I'm a little disappointed with the Times' travel section's St. Petersburg coverage. It doesn't do my city, nor the white nights, justice. Later in the summer, the sun won't set at all--the whole night stays white. And it's not this yuppie phenomenon that you just see in upscale cafes, and it's not new with better economic times. People of all means have always gone out and watched the ships pass through the city.