- In a 21st-century version of the age of discovery, teams of computer scientists, conservationists and scholars are fanning out across the globe in a race to digitize crumbling literary treasures. > The Next Age of Discovery - WSJ
- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American soldiers have more than their military might and training on their side in the war in Afghanistan. Some have pink underwear. > Gates hails soldier's pink boxer shorts - USA Today/AP
- Sink or Swim. Broadcasting from New York at 12:30, Conan O’Brien was the king of after-hours TV. But he’s in Los Angeles now, and in the 11:30 slot, late night’s prime time. > Heeeere’s . . . Conan!!! - WSJ
- Looking out the 11th floor window of her law office, Jane Wiggins did a double take and grabbed her camera. The dark, undulating clouds hovering outside were unlike anything she'd seen before. > Iowa woman's photo sparks push for new cloud type - Yahoo!/AP
- Kodachrome, the storied camera film that has documented historic events and everyday lives since the Great Depression, is about to fade into oblivion. > Kodak to Take Kodachrome Away - WSJ
- Do you hear that? It’s the sound of Shakespeare, rolling over in his grave. That’s because Penguin Classics is publishing a Cliff’s Notes-style book about literature by two University of Chicago freshmen in which they summarize the great literary works - writing entirely in tweets. > ‘Twitterature’ to Hit the Bookstores - WSJ
- Nobody in public office will ever admit to giving thought to how they look. The reasons are too obvious to detail. But by now most people are in on the fact that clothes function like identity flashcards. Politicians obviously know it, and some of them even act on the knowledge. President Obama is one. > When He Was Barry - NYT
- The punk spirit lives as their music trends toward pop. > Great Days for Green Day - WSJ
