two interesting feature articles from yesterday's washington post:

Sold on a Stereotype about the chinese book market's fascination with titles like "Jewish People and Business: The Bible of How to Live Their Lives," and...

Teddy Bear, Version 2.0 mainly for the most wonderful paragraph!! :

Last week, one of Megan Leffew's friends held a birthday party for her hippo, Cotton Candy, right in the middle of the Leffew family dinner. Megan excused herself from the table to log on to the Webkinz site, where four other girls were waiting. They played a four-in-a-row game and exchanged virtual presents. (Megan gave Cotton Candy a gumball machine and a snowflake sweater.) There were a birthday cake and goodie bags -- and then Megan's mom, Sandra, finally persuaded her to come back to real-world dinner.