* Good read: David Brooks on the face of the American dream.
* New problems in Afghanistan.
* Whoah. New movement towards Arab-Palestinian reconciliation?
* Five insurgencies that just won't go away.
* Catholics rally against an imaginary abortion bill.
* On the ground with energy innovators in India.
* Neat new footage of grizzly bears fishing.
* What's killing the video game industry?
* The return of Silent Mobius.