Reading Rainbow Moment:

A couple of months ago, I reassessed the blogs that I was following because I feared that my brain was decomposing. It is a fear that has been getting stronger the longer that I am out of college. Since I don't want my brain to atrophy (I've been watching too much House), I added more opinion, news and international relations blogs to my reader.

Below is a list of articles that I have read recently that were very interesting. You will probably noticed that this reading list is dominated by Foreign Policy and NYTimes articles, I blame my liberal New England education.

• India’s Eternal Crisis,  NYTimes, November 28, 2009
  
  
• Dangers of an Overheated China, NYTimes, November 28, 2009
  
  
• The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2009, Foreign Policy
  

  I love articles like this one. I wish the media would cover these issues, but I guess global warming, dead people getting passports,  naval axis, and etc.. is not sexy.
  

• Bill Clinton's World, Foreign Policy
  
  I liked the last part of this article. Granted the picture on the second page cracked me up. I imagine that he is saying something like "I'm gonna choke you!"
  
  
  
• A Tradition That Cherishes Poker, Not Pumpkin Pie,  NYTimes, November 26, 2009 
  
  
  
  
  

  When I saw this article, I remembered this picture that I took at Mohegan Sun during senior year of college. It is/was a truly bizarre phenomenon, but whatever floats your boat.

  
  

  
  

• This one from Mari: CNN: The D.C. power lunch: Where Washington's elite go to eat 

Sadly, I have only been to five of the restaurants listed in this article, but then again I am not a power player.  I would like to eat like one!  Mmm!

• The New Republic: Kick Start, December 4, 2009
  

"Hailing the right minibus taxi in Johannesburg demands fluency in a cryptic local sign language..."

This is an Aaron article, which means it is about soccer and the upcoming World Cup. I fear for my Asian tourist and their fanny-packs...