New York's currently: flaming manholes With an unlimited budget flowing from Iran, Hezbollah leads rebuilding in Lebanon. Iran says it's ready to resume nuclear talks, but that talking about stopping its nuclear program will fall on deaf ears. Iraqi civilian deaths reached 3,438 in July-
New York's currently: at war with the shower Cease-fire in Lebanon allows thousands of Lebanese to return to their homes--or rather, what's left of them. Analysis: Hezbollah claims victory in the conflict--and at least politically, it appears to be true. For Lebanese joke
Rebuilding New Orleans isn’t just a job for locals—the Gulf is full of post-Katrina immigrants who see a chance amidst the crisis to restart their lives, and possibly remake the face of the Big Easy.
When you’re young and in love, it’s not so easy to tell the difference between songs of love and songs of protest. A tale of passion and seriously critical misreadings.
New York's currently: wondering if Devorah Rose is real Calm during cease-fire holds, despite Israeli troops' killing of a Hezbollah man who fired on them. The Christian Science Monitor's Jill Carroll begins to tell her story. White House denies helping Israel attack Hezbollah in
Get a Life; Oath Betrayed; The Medici Giraffe; The Poet Slave of Cuba; War Made Easy; Magic for Beginners; Another Green World; Mockingbird; To Kill a Mockingbird
Screams and dreams: the Wilhelm scream; deleted “Star Wars” scenes; Britney from the future; a four-year-old’s Earth, Wind, and Fire; talking monkeys
New York's currently: somewhere between country wisdom and urban myth Disrupted terror plot bears striking resemblance to earlier scheme--what this tell us about Al Qaeda today. Op: The TSA is far too reactive, far too late. "Remember Richard Reid? Imagine what would have happened if he
When you’re a twenty-something in love with the urban life, parks can seem invisible. But, as they say, having a kid changes everything.
New York's currently: sidestepping with Hillary U.K. arrests 21 plotting to blow up U.S.-bound flights with liquid-based explosives; threat believed to be mostly thwarted. Travel havoc in Britain, and both the U.S. and U.K. go to highest terrorism alert levels. Israel pauses
