12 November 2010: Weekend
By The Morning News
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How "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" traveled from a rousing call to arms to "the music that concludes great American lives."
More from Dominic Tierney: In early America, the military was an essential work force and exploration team.
On Radiolab, a look deep inside cities can suss out their true personalities.
In New York, a reporter finishes her first marathon, then nearly dies in the bathtub.
Mother Jones investigates crime and corruption in Detroit, where the police cook the books, criminals stoke the fire, and reality TV is the only way out.
Phone sex worker chronicles her job from training to retirement.
Literary world puzzles over a press that refuses to print more copies of a prizewinning book.
At CoverSpy, book people spot New Yorkers and what they're reading.
Downloading Kid A was probably my generation's last novel, shared musical experience. The commodification of music, which in turn has learned to commodify itself.
Researchers use an iPhone app to determine that iPhone apps make people unhappy by destroying focus.
A primer on the long history of self-help books.
Jonah Lehrer explains how the IKEA effect means making dinner can combat obesity.
After a three-year study, scientists find out how cats drink milk without getting their chins wet.
Op: Ann Coulter may just be glamorous enough, blonde enough, and outrageous enough to be a conservative gay icon.
