Wildfires spread across Southern California, high winds are expected to worsen a dire situation. Istanbul reports eight soldiers missing following Turkey's latest incursion into Kurdish Iraq. Monkey attack leaves one Indian official dead--are bigger monkeys really the solution? Bobby Jindal, nation's highest-elected Indian-American,
Poll of urban Pakistan finds favor for Bhutto; summary to help you sort out Pakistan's contemporary politics. Sarkozy and Brown want Blair for EU presidency; Madame Sarkozy says why she wanted a divorce. Seven top female chefs on why it's rare to have women run top
The Paris Review Interviews, Part II; Napoleon’s Egypt; BibliOdyssey; Option$; Filthy Shakespeare; Last Night at the Lobster; Orpheus Lost; Matrimony; The Pleasures of the Damned; The Lamentations of Julius Marantz; Classics for Pleasure; Touch and Go
Photographer Jill Greenberg distorts, caricatures, and cartoons the face of the growling grizzly and the crying child.
A visualization of the most commonly used words in Alberto Gonzales's House testimony. Now that every candidate has a book deal, here are options for a pre-presidential literary review. Amy Winehouse arrested in Norway for possession of Mary Jane Winehouse. Kevin Guilfoile on the trial of the
Bombings kill 134, wound 450 during Bhutto's homecoming procession. (Graphic photos here) Pakistani officials blame Islamic militants for the attack; Bhutto says supporters of former ruler are responsible. Christian conservatives lament lack of '08 candidate, rend hair, gnash teeth. Putin finds inspiration in FDR--in particular, his
The roundup you’ve been waiting for: Erik Bryan collects every Sylvester Stallone video ever clipped, especially the embarrassing ones.
Bush unnerves world by invoking World War III; in confirmation hearings, Gonzales replacement chooses un-racy. Photos: Bhutto's return to Pakistan after eight years of exile. House bill forces Democrats to ask whether it's worth dropping transgender movement in order to protect gay rights. Supreme Court
Former prime minister returns to mobs in Pakistan after eight years in exile. From the "bully pulpit," Bush says vetoing children's health insurance bill shows he is relevant. Measuring how fast the candidates talk finds John Edwards, noted drawl-er, pretty durn fast. In a world
Con Ed may sue NYC for July steam explosion in midtown--they claim a city leak could have caused the blast. Even New Yorkers get lost exiting the subway: City experiments with sidewalk compass decals. Related: How to walk in New York. The Virtual Vaudeville Project: Computer rendering of the
