The government says it makes no sense to allow much of the country's best soil to lie fallow while farmers struggle to squeeze a living from minuscule, dust-blown fields.

ECONOMIST: Ethiopia

In the first half, WALL-E, a robotic trash collector and compactor, continues to go about his duties after the human presence has been blown away from Earth by billowing waves of noxious dust.

NEWYORKER: WALL-E

Is it just due to the pixie dust being puffed out by Wall Street and the Fed, about to be blown away by the gathering storm others see coming.

FORBES: Consumers And Investors Blissfully Ignorant Of Economic Reality