1. US auto industry: no more responsive to oil shocks than in the 1970s.
2. Should the international community “derecognize” the worst-performing African states?
3. The latest craze in China? Dye your pet to look like a wild animal.
4. The nation of Manchester United?
5. What websites make it most difficult to delete your account?

chris, in case you didn’t know, the notion of manchester united being a nation isn’t as odd as you’d think:
http://therepublikofmancunia.com/the-republik-of-mancunia/