A closer look at the M.T.A.'s new subway map, along with side-by-side comparisons to past maps. Experience a musical tribute to Dennis Hopper with Chicago band Trailer Hitch. [mp3] Physicist suggest we could find "weird life" in alternate biospheres on Earth. Website
Latin American countries change constitutions so frequently, they may as well be wikis. If it swims in the water, it is a FISH. Period! Republicans solicit agenda ideas from Republicans via a "winsome" website. Op: New National Security Strategy gets big things right, offers a clear framework for
B.P.'s gush is now the worst oil spill in history--and possibly double the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster. Until 4 p.m. ET today, the Biblioracle--aka John Warner--provides book recommendations based on the last five books you read. Running barefoot may be physically
Obama to extend ban on drilling new deep-water wells; Shell says, how about shallower water? Iran and Russia trade barbs after Russia supports U.S.-backed sanctions. U.S. troops in Iraq to drop to 50,000 this summer, and rise to 100,000 in Afghanistan. Op: Forget servicing
Obama sends 1200 troops to border-patrol; Cancun mayor arrested for trafficking. Doctor who spread autism-vaccine hokum discharged from General Medical Council for "dishonest," "misleading" research. Harvard professor spends 40% of his time chasing research grants. Central African lawyers prefer keeping anti-witch laws on
Kingston under siege as Coke crisis continues; calm will come from legal acrobatics or Coke's consent. Tracking Jamaican unrest online. Mitchell is broadly optimistic about Middle East progress, urging "extreme risks" for peace. Syria's Assad: America has no influence, because it is doing nothing.
American universities return the blood they took 40 years ago from a Brazilian tribe. Anti-aging supplements are most effective when taken in middle age. Researchers find supplementing testosterone in women creates less trust, more vigilance. How a caste system and male-dominated society perpetuate honor killings in India. Teacher
B.P. and other oil companies to retain control of the worsening oil mess. U.S. enlarges joint exercises with South Korea in order to rattle northern neighbors. No neighboring power really wants the North Korean population released from its awful misery. Adichie: Most Nigerians are libertarians, not ideologically but
Bob Bennett on how the Tea Partiers are unwittingly following Carter, all the while invoking Reagan. How musicians can beat the high cost of downloading: Charge fans to hang out with them. Esquire's Massa profile skips the gay question, but uncovers a juicy story about Petraeus and treason.
Kandahar 1989, 1996, and Kandahar now--still centuries from Western civilization. The Gates-Clinton axis: D.C.'s "only important center of gravity outside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue." Video: Farmers turn Paris's Champs-Elysees green. Documents find Israel offering to sell South Africa nuclear warheads in
