Notes on where Japan's newly elected Democratic Party may take the country's economy, U.S. relations, and foreign policy. What the average person needs to know about umami. TMN's Clay Risen on the differences between American and German beer-brewing. Good, reasonably brief summary
Glance on either side of the 1,600-mile-long wall dividing Morocco from Algeria. Video: Iran's account for uprising includes animated George Soros meeting McCain at the White House. Russian president employs childish lingo to irritate Ukrainian president. Wieseltier defends Emanuel and Axelrod against "race treason&
According to one prominent economist's Misery Index, America was the most miserable under Carter and the least under Reagan. Politicians continue to struggle with talking about poverty. Survey shows that as the recession deepened, Americans cut back on volunteer work. After his diagnosis 15 months ago, Ted Kennedy
Cash-for-clunkers program soon to become dollars-for-dryers, Warbucks-for-washers, etc. Bob Dylan negotiating with car manufacturers to be the voice of their in-car navigation systems. Op: Some Italian women, long beleaguered, are starting to put up with less, even when most Italian girls want to
Democrat pillar Edward M. Kennedy, who served 46 years in the Senate, dies at age 77. It's about using language to scare the uninformed, the fearful, the religious, the elderly. Karzai slightly ahead in early election results; Abdullah shows journalists evidence of vote fraud. The cutting-edge art
Brief accounts from a handful of eastern Europe's first post-communist generation. Pentagon contracted a PR firm to see if journalists covering Afghanistan have written negatively about the military. Hillary and Bill reported by Bermuda press to be canoodling. Groups against genocide in Sudan place ads in Martha&
Scots seek answers in the early release of the Lockerbie bomber, opening new questions about the original conviction. Presidential panel estimates H1N1 could infect half the U.S. population this fall and winter, kill double the number of the average flu. Dinkins to Paterson: One thing you could do is
Dispatch from Chiapas, which provides ample resources to Mexico but receives next to nothing in return. Zimbabweans find freedom of expression through Facebook. Seven myths about alternative energy. Instapaper for the commute: Hilton Als on Michael Jackson, James Baldwin, and gay black men. Comprehensive list of the political tilts of
Health officials scramble to ready H1N1 vaccine, aim to immunize half the country "within months." Proposed "sin tax" on junk food gains support, though opportunities for backfiring are rife. Thanks to Julie & Julia, Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking is a
To prevent H1N1 from spreading, Japanese politicians stop shaking hands and spitting on audiences. The Americans cannot bring peace, not if they stay for 50 years. Measuring the pace of decline and insurgency in Afghanistan. The Post's POTUS tracker shows which issues receive the most of Obama'
