links for 2010-05-19

An ancient road spans South Asia, connecting the present and the past in a dynamic — and sometimes dangerous — part of the world. NPR journalists travel the route and tell the stories of young people living there, who make up the majority of the populations in India and Pakist

With a deadpan, Beck insists that he is not political: "I could give a flying crap about the political process." Making money, on the other hand, is to be taken very seriously, and controversy is its own coinage. "We're an entertainment company," Beck says. He has managed to monetize virtually everything that comes out of his mouth.