6 May 2008: Afternoon

Myanmar survivors desperate for aid; aftermath feared more lethal than the storm itself.

All of that stuff that made it possible to live in New York is gone. Sarah Jessica Parker on the end of New York.

There is next to no speculation about Barack Obama’s sexual secrets. This is a seismic shift in racial subtext.

Tips on how to watch returns from Indiana and North Carolina.

Non-musicians may have a hard time with major vs. minor, but they get happy vs. sad.

Psychologists say people believe insurance keeps them safe, appeases the gods.

How the evangelical community adapts to the unworthy aspects of popular culture.

At Hunter College, a PR class puts on a fake blog about a fake bag with real money--from Coach.

A fake 10-year-old's letters to public figures and serial killers, and their replies.

Participants in New York City's Gay Pride Parade have turned down the volume of the music in order to be more accommodating to kids. Signs of the gay baby boom.

Audio/visual guide to coca-growing in Bolivia.

A map of every street in (the 48 states) America.

Graph for all the little parts in how much you spend.

Teens' rap about The Economist less awful than you expect.

Big day here at the White House. Milbank's take on Bush's last days.

Photos of other people's rad parties you missed.