Fairy Tales
Didier Massard’s photographs look like they could have been on the cover of your favorite book as a child, or come straight out of that weird dream you had last night.
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10 December 2007: Afternoon
Putin picks his successor, Dmitry Medvedev, mild-mannered devoted houseboy. Concerning Belarus, perhaps Soviet-style cowboy films are to blame, since all Russian leaders love a good western. Concerning the future of Russian oil, could a sixth of Europe's electricity supply really come from solar panels in the
Book Digest: December 10, 2007
Return to Dragon Mountain; Now and Forever; Endgame 1945; On Ugliness; The Contenders; A Dangerous Woman; The Second Life Herald; The Studs Terkel Reader; Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work
10 December 2007: Morning
Secret CIA campaign has persuaded "handful" of key Iranians to defect from Tehran's nuke teams. Russia may "merge" with Belarus, inspiring further "hmms" about Putin's power plans. Saudi Arabia "reintegrates" former Guantanamo prisoners who were transferred to Riyadh
7 December 2007: Afternoon
In an effort to respond to rider complaints, improve service, MTA to give L, 7 train managers autonomy. Lawmakers, carmakers strategize how to fit America into smaller, fuel-sipping cars. Op: Romney's defense of Mormonism was "brilliant and frustrating, inspiring yet also transparently political." Hawks and
7 December 2007: Morning
Fearing prison, CIA officials destroyed at least two videotapes documenting "severe interrogation techniques." Petraeus says number of foreign jihadists entering Iraq has fallen by nearly half, thanks to country's neighbors and ordinary Iraqis. Gennifer Flowers leaning towards endorsing Hillary. In today's Video Digest, Meave
Video Digest: December 7, 2007
Meave Gallagher on the week in fringe candidates’ campaign videos, pledging support for their funky monkey no-hokum causes.
Life After Masturbation
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we advise a mother who’s walked in on her son during a private moment.
Shimshon Stüart Siegel
Name: My name keeps changing. I was born with the name Stuart Bennett Siegel. In high school, I added an umlaut to the “u,” so, Stüart. In Israel, I started using my Hebrew name, Shimshon (“Samson”), so now my professional name is Shimshon Stüart Siegel, but I also go by
Making the Case for Music Fanboyism
The critic is the defender of taste, often to diehard fans’ chagrin. But inside every critic is the ultimate fan, who must temper their gushing with honesty.