Wow, I remember this so vividly. Hard to believe it's been 20 years, and how drastically Germany has changed.

Quoted: Chancellor Angela Merkel thanks former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visits what was once a fortified border crossing.

Ha, I had no idea Sony still made the Walkman...

Quoted: Lauren Goode rocks the latest addition to the Walkman lineup – yes, it is now a digital music player. See how it stacks up to the competition.

Alarming...

Quoted: Discovery: A new study indicates that we may have already crossed several tipping points that are pushing nature into a state of instability.

And when exactly did Sarah Palin become an expert on U.S.-Asia relations? I guess that's why the speech was closed to those pesky reporters...

Quoted: Former U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, criticized for her lack of foreign policy experience, emerged in Asia on Wednesday to share her views from "Main Street U.S.A" with a group of global investors.

I didn't realize there was a ban on neckties in Iran. Also, how come Ahmadinejad always wears button-down shirts and blazers? I guess those don't count as Western?

Quoted: Iranian police warned shop owners Wednesday against displaying female mannequins wearing underwear or showing off their curves as part of a government campaign against Western influence.

LOL, good ole Ernie Anastos.

Quoted: A veteran New York City news anchor flubs a line and an obscene catch phrase goes viral on the Internet.

Great article on Atul Gawande.

Quoted: Atul Gawande, surgeon and health-policy scholar, never expected to be a literary voice of medicine.

Eek!

Quoted: Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organization said on Friday.