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Harvard historian Niall Ferguson just came out and said it. Obama is a lucky black man! No, really. That's pretty much what he wrote in the Financial Times: "President Barack Obama reminds me of Felix the Cat. One of the best-loved cartoon characters of the 1920s, Felix was not only black. He was also very, very lucky. And that pretty much sums up the 44th president of the US[.]" Not only that, but Ferguson also thinks that Obama is totally wrong about everything. Do you think he eats lunch a lot with Skip Gates? [via Brainiac]

Better late than never, right? In a post-Halloween hangover, we missed the first week of November book events, but don't worry--there are plenty more to come in this month. Learn about beef (the kind you eat, not the dispute kind), the OED, and your up-and-coming Bruins; participate in a Twilight costume contest; and meet Wally Lamb or Annie Leibovitz in the fine month of November. And next weekend, the New England Crimebake comes to Dedham. What more could you ask for?

Fareed Zakaria’s new book, The Post-American World, deals with “the rise of the rest,” the great successes that traditionally poorer and less powerful nations (particularly India and China) have achieved in the past few decades. Harvard Bookstore brought Zakaria to First Parish Church last night to discuss his book and politics in general with Harvard history prof Niall Ferguson. Bostonist was there to get the Post-American scoop.