4-22-2010

4-22-2010--...a “South Park” episode last week ... depicted the founders of various religions, including Moses, Jesus and Buddha, but declined to show the Prophet Muhammad, instead representing him as wearing a bear costume.—NYT C2
--“After much soul searching—and, by the way, it was nowhere to be found—I have decided to do another season of ‘Curb [Your Enthusiasm}’—Larry David, NYT C2
--10/1—Odds that Erin Nordegren will publicly announce her support for Europe in this fall’s Ryder’s Cup. Ms. Nordegren’s husband, Tiger Woods, usually plays for the US.—WSJ D8
--LRB 28 Jan. 2010, p. 3—Today, the high speed growth of the PNC is transforming Western attitudes once again, attracting excitement and enthusiasm in business and media alike, with a wave of fashion and fascination recalling the chinoiserie of rococo Europe.—Perry Anderson