Kasparov forced to withdraw his candidacy because no landlords in Moscow would rent him a hall. Harvard lowers the rent (kills loan programs) to attract poorer students; Yale's courses now online for free. 'Tis the season for graduate school applications, hence: How to get a PhD and
House, Senate Democrats blame each other for caving to Republicans. The Clintons have a new pitch: Remember how great the '90s were? He often jokes about the electoral chances of a 5-foot-7-inch Jewish divorcé. But if the other candidates stumble, Bloomberg might run. The female spine
Robert Benchley once quipped, "The only cure for a real hangover is death." Though ultimately true, right now there are holiday parties to attend. The writers offer solutions for the morning after.
We're wishing for free and fair elections. But if not, we'll start the movement to dethrone Musharraf. Rigged elections predicted for Pakistan next month. I'm the U.N. undersecretary your mother warned you about. Op: A Wikipedia approach to government could make decision-making
Federal panel votes to retroactively reduce tough '80s crack sentences; thousands of inmates will be eligible for early release. In short, all the evidence from every narcotics arrest in Brooklyn that day was gone. Drug evidence goes missing from police departments. Sqeaky prisoner gets his palm greased. Republicans in
Throughout the history of the written word and the recorded sound, there’s been a large discrepancy between what people listen to and what actually gets written about. Critics need something to write—there are columns to fill and ink to use, and two-word reviews are hard to write
Ogling New Yorkers cavorting with their dogs, a new resident longs for the creep-targeted, mother-terrifying, media-maligned best friend she left behind.
Car bombs outside U.N. and government offices in Algiers kill 45, mostly students. Sleep, attention, and memory: what you didn't know about "stickyness." Wal-Mart panties for teenage girls suggest they accept cash for sleeping around. Crunks 2007: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections.
"It's uncommon, to say the least, to find these." Maine town battles to retrieve a Declaration of Independence found in a deceased resident's attic. Former CIA employee denounces waterboarding, vouches for its effectiveness. Long Island company rents boss-dunking machine for parties. While traveling
Facebook is old news for the sub-30 set, but plenty of their elders are tuning in, logging on, and tossing cows.
