2. As Somali pirates seize an Egyptian ship (and as another is saved by a Malaysian guncopter!) the authorities say that the pirate clampdown is working
3. Scientific game-changers (via MR)
4. A crash course in religious philosophy
5. Amazon is selling their top 50 albums of the year in mp3 format–for $5 each. I bought this one. (Via MoLT)
6. Dani Rodrik: the determinants of doom and gloom in 2009
