Anti-Syria Lebanese minister gunned down, shots fired at another minister as well. Heard this before? Syria, of course, is blamed, though not by Bush, who needs to play nice. Maoists agree to lock up guns, for now, so Nepalese can vote on whether to retain the monarchy. Relief operations
The best Thanksgivings are the ones where all the guests bring their own specialties to the table. We serve up our best, potluck-style.
The life and times of G. Robert Crowningshield, who established the diamond grading system--and made it that much harder for you to propose. Equally misguided, however, is the claim made by many champions of religion that secularists lack the will to combat evil because they are moral relativists who
When Katrina washed out New Orleans courthouse evidence rooms, authorities later had no choice but to let many arrestees walk. Proof that you can't sue your movie studio and get away with it: Peter Jackson will not be directing The Hobbit. Mp3: Cary Grant sings the FCC regulations.
After almost 25 years of silence, Iraq and Syria restore their diplomatic ties. Leaked documents show over a third of the West Bank land upon which Israel settlements have been built is privately owned by Palestinians. Polygamists find mainstream acceptance, at least in Utah. Caliente Hot Springs Motel no longer
The road from denial to Christmas is an arduous one, and begins the day after Thanksgiving. Abandon all hope, and brave the throngs.
If Shakespeare were alive, he'd be worth many millions--or he wouldn't be published at all. Marines' Iraqi translator remembers dying friends and threatened families, failed by the system, not the soldiers. The Army says it's not searching for a truth serum. The
"Most Americans don't understand something equivalent to the Marshall Plan has been accomplished in Iraq," says Army official. Newark's mayor leaves his battle pad; "a good story, but it's bullcrap," says Amiri Baraka. Robert Birnbaum in today's Digest
Between 1980 and 1990, the Village Voice ran photographer Amy Arbus’s “On the Street” photo column, a page documenting downtown’s most vibrant, creative dressers and personalities, and here are its greatest hits.
Pentagon identifies three ways to save Iraq: "Go Big" (more troops), "Go Long" (more time), and "Go Home" (more to the point). At least 111 people killed or found dead in Iraq on Sunday. Sectarian violence in Iraq before seemed random, now seems pinned
