In the long summer days around high school, we used to get stoned and wander into the local hi-fi stereo showroom. Without a car, it was the closest thing we had to a record store. We’d stroll through, pretending that we might actually purchase a $10,000 quadrophonic
When refugees from another planet make contact and ask for help, Earth’s web geeks should help them, right? A tale of Non-Earthers, online social networks, and memorable sunsets.
Republican senators hop on the Lugar express, cheeping "me too" to the nearest camera. Tony Blair hands in his resignation to the Queen. Bush: Maybe our men and women in uniform just aren't what they're cracked up to be. Research notes as an intelligence
In a "gesture of goodwill," Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners. Zimbabwe government orders all prices halved to fight a soaring inflation rate--3,700 percent at last check. Delegitimization of state, factionalized elites: The Failed States Index doesn't leave much to the imagination. Chatty doctors
Celebrating a quarter-century, Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade is a reminder that for some, changing times should be ignored.
Supreme Court significantly weakens McCain-Feingold's restrictions on special-interest-funded ads. What America knows, a Newsweek poll suggesting that John Roberts could be hotter. This week's must reads: The Post's "Angler" series about Cheney's term. George Packer's
Suicide bombings kill 40 in Iraq today, including six U.S.-allied sheikhs and eight police cadets. California wildfires destroy 200 homes and near Tahoe city limits. Hamas releases audio message from Israeli soldier captured one year ago. Army of Islam releases a video message from kidnapped BBC reporter, now
Terry Rowlett searches for meaning through contemporary work with undeniable ties to painting’s history. In his work, Rowlett’s friends mirror his own struggles and exalt his triumphs.
Bomb kills six U.N. peacekepers in south Lebanon, the type of attack Hezbollah has feared it will be blamed for. Rice and Sarkozy find common ground in blaming the world for being soft with Sudan. Terrific, frightening summary of Iran's current crackdown on dissenters. Patriotism, testosterone plummets
Right Livelihoods; The Mirror and The Mask; Pilgrims Upon the Earth; Origin; We’re All Journalists Now; Voices of a People’s History of the United States; Killing Che; Inland; The Soul of Baseball
