Your brain is fried, you’ve tried meditating or working out at your desk but it’s no use – the weekend looms like a beautiful giant rainbow of free time and you want out of the office. Stop straining and enjoy this Friday afternoon wrap-up:
1. China wants to have its torch and eat it too: George Packer sums up the Olympic Torch protests with brevity. Best line:

The most striking image from the protests has been the phalanx of stone-faced Chinese security men in blue track suits and tough-guy sunglasses running through the streets of Western cities alongside the Olympic torch as if it were a high-value Blackwater client.

2. Daydream about finding peace at a summer meditation retreat! Ethan handed out a list on Monday, but for our out-of-town IDP’ers here is info on east coast retreats: Karme Choling, Insight Vipassana, and some Zen stuff. Feel free to comment with your own retreat ideas!
3. Sheldon Comics breaks down movie cowboys by hat, here.
4. Don’t be a noob and fall victim to the latest internet prank.
-Stillman