July 2012 Archives
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Palliative Measures
Songs in the Key of Death
America’s funeral parlors rely on one man to provide the theme music for your grandmother’s memorial service, the pop radio for your cousin’s wake. Welcome to “semi-spiritual” ambient music and the stuff of contemporary mourning.
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The Tennis Handsomes
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Open
London isn’t the only site of play that has gotten a little odd. Because the top few tennis players from each country are in London for the games,...
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Reading Roulette
Anna Starobinets
Today we’re launching a new series of contemporary Russian literature, with six stories in six months, including interviews with their authors, sponsored by Powells.com. Will one of them blow your mind? We begin with the “Queen of Russian Horror.”
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TMN Weekender
Imaginary Heroes
In this edition of the TMN Weekender, a selection of stories about the nonpareils of escapism: comic books and science fiction. Ready to read here on TMN or in an...
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Profiles
The Heretic
For decades, the U.S. government banned medical studies of the effects of LSD. But for one longtime, elite researcher, the promise of mind-blowing revelations was just too tempting.
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
La Mammouth Académie
What was the book about? This book is about a mammoth named Oscar who is going to school and finds funny footprints, with two feet instead of four. One day,...
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News From America
People Here Drink a Lot
Our country is colossal, much too big for the nightly news. Our series continues where a TMN editor randomly calls people in towns around America to find out what’s really going on.
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The Sports Page
How to Attend the Olympics Without Really Dying
Rules are strict. Instructions are confusing, intimidating. Are your possessions “unclean” and therefore banned? Will you survive? A guide through the rules and corporate yatter of London’s sparkling Olympic mess.
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The Tennis Handsomes
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
They’re all here, and it makes things like this happen: This week, teenage Jack Sock (back, finally, after a groin injury) lost in an American dream quarterfinal in...
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Gallery
Love Me Til It Hurts
Glossy paintings of young women in Iran inspired by Playboy magazines the artist found in her father’s closet
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TMN Weekender
Union Jack
In this edition of the TMN Weekender, a selection of stories exploring the essence of Englishness. Ready to read here on TMN or in an e-book you can export to...
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Transcontinental Summer Reading
Relato de un Náufrago
What was the book about? The story was about a sailor from Colombia who was in a navy ship. A big wave crashes the ship and the sailor falls out...
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Gallery
Landscapes With Flying Objects
Portraits of jets at play in the Italian Alps, children posed like adults, and adults bobbing in the sea.
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Letters From Tel Aviv
Aliens in the Land of Egypt
For Americans, invitations to Israel—with lavish parties, higher education, and United Airlines tote bags—come easy. But if your homeland lies elsewhere, Israel’s welcome is far less loving.
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TMN Weekender
Talk About the Weather
In our latest TMN Weekender, a selection of stories about when the weather goes awry. Ready to read here on TMN or in an e-book you can export to your...
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Our Passions, Our Day Jobs
The Bull Passes Through
Every summer, many are injured when bulls run the streets in Spain. A report from inside one man’s skull before the rocket goes off.
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Spoofs & Satire
Fifty States of Grey
A trilogy of erotic novels are sweeping America, scheduled to sell 20 million copies this week. Here, a state-by-state guide on how the books are being adapted for local markets.
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Life 3.0
All Your Futures Are Known
Our correspondent forecasts the week ahead for five volunteers and discovers an eerie rate of success. Secrets, tips, and truths revealed about how to predict the future.
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The Tennis Handsomes
Watch Out, the World’s Behind You
Even if we’re just interested in the top couple hundred tennis players in the world, it raises the question: Where were the other 198 players yesterday? Most of them...
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Gallery
Let There Be Light
Large-format abstract photographs that use light to create celestial shapes we recognize—in some cases because they began as Christmas lights.
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The Tennis Handsomes
Bleak House
Our young heroes’ current standings are low: Melanie Oudin lost her first match; Donald Young lost his first match; John Inser lost his first match; Ryan Harrison lost his...