In the months following my performance on Big Top Talent, my relationship with Annie changed hues...I really was more of an Annie colleague. When life hands Hodgman coconuts, he makes solid-state analog shortwave radios. Seven roles John Hodgman would dominate. Using artistic license to enhance the aesthetics of
A not-so-tender--but fitting--remembrance of Frank McCourt. For some literary greats, a correlation between sobriety and bad writing (or not writing at all). Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur chronicles her bout with swine flu. Twitter: nothing more than a refashioning of 1st-century Roman
Bosnia and Kosovo are still dependent, unviable states; unlike in Iraq, Europe lacks an exit strategy. The best known of all single combats was David versus Goliath. Tom Wolfe on the ultimate failure of the U.S.-Soviet space race. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins urge renewed efforts for a
Cities such as Ann Arbor and Buffalo struggle to regulate backyard chicken-rearing. Debunking the idea of the tipping point, which may have too few real-world applications to be considered credible social theory. What to read if you're imprisoned (with actual reading suggestions from Iranian Ministry of
France's "children of the Huns," now in their 60s, try to find their German fathers. Monkeys on restricted diets live longer; some scientists say more monkeys need to die before gleaning any lessons. Fear of the opposite sex is also believed to be the cause of
Guardian article says Murdoch reporters used investigators to hack into politicians' mobile phones. Panetta admits the C.I.A. deceived Congress from 2001 to "late last month." Verification that Bin Laden visited the U.S. and was ogled in an airport lounge. Op: The GOP is now
Attacks in Iraqi cities killed at least 41 people Thursday, the worst violence since U.S. troops withdrew. In Afghanistan, the incidence of roadside bombs is on a sharp rise--736 IEDs were encountered in June, compared to 465 in May. Over the past year, a federal sting has successfully
Here Obama is reprimanding Moscow on several points. What Obama said and what Russians heard. A new iPhone app reveals a subtlety of New York transit life: knowing which subway car to board so you're let off at the right exit. You've mastered the subway; now
When the unemployed percentage equals the percentage of the stimulus paid out, the White House pleads for patience. Europe worries U.S. will cut a cheap deal with China on climate change. Germany's Iron Cross is back, but now it's an "Honour" Cross, and
On Monday, seven U.S. troops were killed in Afghanistan--the largest one-day death toll in months. A savvier China spins unrest; the state has invited foreign journalists to Xinjiang "to know better about the riots." Obama and Medvedev agree to reduce American and Russian strategic nuclear
