Options in Afghanistan: 'Bad, worse, worst.'

Palin Has Incisive, Insightful Criticism for Obama on Afghanistan: On Facebook (9,809 people like this!).

Europe v. Microsoft: Antitrust deal in the works.

New Evidence of Awesomeness of Insurance Companies: Domestic-abuse victims denied coverage.

Pirates Make Mistakes Too: Sorry, French navy ship.

More Stonehenge Discovered: Part of a funeral complex?

Nobel Week Continues: Today, ribosomes. Yesterday, digital photography! (Literature, peace, and economics are next.)

Does This Need Saying?: Get the swine flu vaccine.

From Abstraction to 'Black Like Me' to Truman Portrait to Model of Telegraph as Sculpture: Art at the White House is more broad-minded than ever.

Headline of the Day: FBI probed Anna Nicole Smith in murder plot.

Brag About Your Sex Life, Get Five Years and a Thousand Lashes: In Saudi Arabia.

Steven Spielberg, Norman Rockwell, and Stolen Art: Oh, and George Lucas, too.

Ring Around Saturn: Dust and ice, scarlet.

Did the Art Even Exist?: Police question collectors who say they've been robbed of millions in Pollocks, Rembrandts, and Renoirs.

McDonald's at the Louvre: MaMais non! (Via Culture Monster.)

Books are awfully decorative, don't you think?