8 Links

1. Obama to Visit Myanmar as Part of First Postelection Overseas Trip to Asia — New York Times
2. Laos Dam Kicks Off Controversial Mekong Plans — Wall Street Journal
3. Pardoned Thai-American speaks to the press on lese majeste — Bangkok Pundit
4. Thai-American ‘wins election’ — Bangkok Post on Tammy Duckworth
5. International reporting in the age of participatory media (PDF) — Ethan Zuckerman, Dædalus, Spring 2010
6. High Ambition and Visions of Andean Haute Cuisine — New York Times
7. On the Implausibility of the Death Star’s Trash Compactor — McSweeneys.net
8. Image above: Bloomberg Businessweek Nov. 12-18 cover. Special report: “The Next Four Years.”

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