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
Drex Brooks photographs historical sites where conflict between Native Americans and white settlers occurred. The stillness of these overgrown or repopulated sites reminds us of what’s been forgotten and what’s missing.
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
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
Jim Brown; Kockroach; The River of Lost Footsteps; Peter Dexter; The Gardens of the Dead; Epitaph for a Tramp; Fame Junkies; Toussaint L’Oueverture; Finn
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&
It wasn’t long into the nation’s mourning for Barbaro that Broadway’s top producers hatched a plan to preserve his fame. But who knew purgatory was meant for horses?
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
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
Laughing at tragedy: Piñatas get the vendetta treatment; Zarf, daytime’s most British transsexual ever; OK Go in a high-school talent show; music videos reach new lows (or highs?) on YouTube; “Faces of Death”, the muppet version.
