- The rise of the NBA nerd - ballers trade gangsta-styles for prep school.
- The French walk on the right side of the sidewalk, the Chinese on the left. Why?
- The Chinese town where they only speak English? - And they're building an English castle there to boot.
- Here's a darker piece on China: Is CCTV extorting businesses?
- India's "missed call" system - Cheap cell phone users use a "ring once, hang up" system to page their friends.
- Speaking of India, are couples in arranged marriages happier?
- Sweden lets citizens run its Twitter account.
- London burglars don't consider CDs worth stealing - More bad news for traditional media.
- Is the state running the Russian mob? - Key quote: "To be shot by a Kalashnikov assault rifle is the ultimate form of respect."
- 9288 kilometers from Moscow - take a train to the Far East of Russia.
- Hatred in Budapest - Is Hungary turning to fascism?
- Back in the US, state-ordered sterilizations - Should North Carolina and other states pay restitution to victims?
- Is Al Qaeda dead - At least in Afghanistan and Pakistan it seems there's not much left of it.
This is a pretty funny 'informational' flyer: So... You've Been Indefinitely Detained!
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