An explanation of "eureka" moments and the science of insight. Historian Michael Bellesiles is still writing, despite an ethics scandal surrounding his removing guns from the Civil War. Stories of writers who only achieved posthumous success. Q&A with an architect turned Lego-certified builder. Giles Turnbull
Russia moves radioactive material away from wildfires. Story of the night Naomi Campbell met Charles Taylor, and why Mia Farrow decided to talk about it. U.S. military creates special comic to teach Japanese children about political alliances. Traditionally, actors do better than musicians in politics, but hip-hop'
Modern youth's so-called "narcissism epidemic" is an overreaction to pseudoscience. Why not keep aging it until it achieves the consistency of room-temperature butter? Is aged beef overrated? A new bias test accurately predicts relationship length--try it here. Iranian religious leader declares music "
Iran says it can shop elsewhere if Russia won't deliver its promised missile systems. Four killed at Israel-Lebanon border; initial U.N. report backs Israel. Hezbollah claims "extreme restraint"; Israeli source suggests shooting was to shift attention away from Hariri inquiry. Video shows French police
I realized that people respect nonfiction. But they read novels. E.O. Wilson on the influence of science and social activism. Today's long read: How the father-son political duo of Mario and Andrew, now on the brink of a power shift, rose to prominence. Automatic gratuities make
Anticipating election violence, Kenya sends 18,000 police to the Rift Valley. Three million affected by Pakistan floods, 1,400 killed with 27,000 still trapped. Netherlands becomes first N.A.T.O. ally to pull combat troops out of Afghanistan. Mexico rescues kidnapped cameramen, kidnappers escape. Chechnyan militant leader/
Redford on the energy bill: This is one of the many times when average citizens may be ahead of our leaders. As soon as we eat, we feel the need to make some noise about it. Simon Schama on the interconnections between language and food. The story of a 19th-
Naomi Campbell to testify whether she received an uncut diamond from Liberia's Charles Taylor. Once in five years, a major event takes place on the Israel-Lebanon front. Four years have passed since 2006. Thousands of children in Gaza break their own record for the number of kites
So long, Peter Orszag; index of remaining "beautiful," mostly white, thin people remaining in D.C. Op: "The Senate's retreat from cap and trade might lead to a carbon tax. For now, it leaves a dreadful mess." Searchable Washington Post database of companies involved
How engineers stabilized the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Exiled from Iran, two brothers continue to produce controversial art in Dubai. Saudi feminist poet defies death threats. Analyzing the faith-intelligence correlation, researchers ask subjects if their religion is the "one true religion." Historians can't agree why
