Preparing for hurricane Tomas, Haiti's Préval visited more cities in 72 hours than during five years as president. Pious Indonesian minister blames Michelle Obama for shaking his hand. France proposes discussing how much Europe should offend China by honoring Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Prize. When I make
After voting mishaps, Connecticut's rising-star secretary of state finds herself in Katherine Harris territory. The two men had played together, prayed together, and politicked together. How the election injured G.O.P. nepotism. Lest anyone get too caught up in nostalgia--reminders of why the Bush presidency
Wonderful glance at sunspots, our Sun's extra-violent explosions which may or may not vary climate. Terrorists are evil and they may be part of the solution. Diplomat on when to talk to terrorists. Being afraid of terrorists makes parents dictators toward their children. Terrorism, violence, and war
Chilean miner sings Elvis, finishes New York Marathon in 5 hours, 40 minutes. Portraits of 99 runners after they crossed yesterday's finish line. From 2004, Rion Nakaya's post-race portraits of New York marathoners. New York Public Library digs up snapshots from the 1979 Marathon. Literary
Saturday's brutal beating of a Moscow journalist may be part of a Medvedev-Putin power struggle. Dick Cheney ran the Bush White House. Myths about George W. Bush. Op: Berlusconi doesn't like women, he likes interchangeable dolls. Eleven paintings "you can't miss"
Bush makes clear he heartily approved of waterboarding, rejects "torture" classification. Bush says Kanye calling him a racist ranks among worst moments; Kanye says he wants to connect with Bush. Consumer Reports says Microsoft's Kinect isn't racist, just light-sensitive. Art conservators use concert
Veteran BBC reporter surprised to find China stunningly more open than he remembered. Opposition to vaccination has existed as long as vaccination itself. History of anti-vaccination movements. Putin's mocking of Bush's smaller, weaker, slower dog prompted a Canadian wisecrack. Long read: Detailed account of where
California voters agreed that pot should be taxed, but not that it should be legal. Related: The failed pot bill met resistance in the "Emerald Triangle," whose economy in part depends on marijuana. Especially noxious hair-relaxing treatments catch the attention of health agencies, who recommend salons protect
Last night's results shouldn't be a surprise--in the last three elections, voters kicked a party out of power. Now that the Tea Party has a voice in Congress, they must figure out why they've been sent there in the first place. Op: The
Op: If Palin is going to run for President, she should save face by announcing her cabinet at the same time as her candidacy. Campaign death masks: O'Donnell, Angle. Berlusconi says "bunga bunga" parties are better than being gay. Virginia Woolf in blackface helped invent "
