6 February 2007: Evening
Where to hang out in New York if you're from Erie, Pa. Just because you live in a suburb doesn't mean you can't set a good mystery in your town. Primo Levi's new story about a tranquil star. Selling water from halfway
The Morning News
6 February 2007: Afternoon
Why you shouldn't blame Gazprom for Europe's energy crunch. Europe's right-wing leaders, en bloc, say citizens are ripe for their ideas. Op: Democrats, now that you've got the reins, it's time to show whose side you're on.
6 February 2007: Morning
Iran holds U.S. responsible for kidnapping of diplomat in Baghdad. We're in jail, dude. The Sun obtains transcript from U.S. friendly-fire attack that killed a British soldier. Facing three civil wars in the neighborhood, Saudi Arabia steps into the diplomacy ring. American troops feel powerless
5 February 2007: Evening
For those who may rely too much on MapQuest, explanations of jughandles, Michigan lefts, and other regionalisms. Italian soccer is suspended in the wake of a riot that resulted in the death of a police officer. Of course Hitchens is wrong--women are funny; but certainly not Hillary Clinton. Researchers
5 February 2007: Afternoon
Texas governor makes state first to mandate new HPV vaccine for all sixth-grade girls. Attention vegetarians and the food-allergic: You haven't just been drinking cabernet. "Kissinger visited us every time he was in New York, and we became great friends. It was he who brought
5 February 2007: Morning
Britain will cull 160,000 turkeys after bird flu shows up in Suffolk; experts are working to determine the source of the outbreak. Bush's new budget requests billions for Iraq war, projects $61 billion surplus by 2012. Finally, nerds are running the war in Iraq--still, they shouldn&
2 February 2007: Evening
Mayor Newsom to San Francisco: I did have sexual relations with that woman, and am I ever sorry. TBS CEO to Boston: We are responsible for that marketing campaign, and do we ever feel bad you guys freaked out so hard. Serbia to Kosovo: You are ours, forever. Unlike missing
2 February 2007: Afternoon
Florida to abandon touch-screen voting machines--potentially a death knell for paperless voting. Photos taken two seconds after a self-timer button is pressed. Op: What is it, exactly, that white people mean when they call a black person "articulate?" Americans still have a difficult time talking
2 February 2007: Morning
Global warming is firmly, unequivocally our fault. Not so! says China, who'd prefer to say it's "very likely" our fault. How do you know global warming's gone mainstream? Even investment bankers are worried, and Gore's gotten the Nobel nod. Oil
1 February 2007: Evening
Apparently, anything can be mistaken for a bomb these days. Times publishes photos of sergeant's death in Baghdad--but neglects to inform his family first. Scientists convene to produce international report on the factors behind global warming; U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Green Building Council have