The Bear Goes to Paris
Paris is a delight for many travelers, even the very small and furry. Artist Witold Riedel brings us a gallery showcasing a short friend abroad in France, and translates a short interview.
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4 May 2005
New York's currently: wondering why the MTA doesn't provide trash cans for spent Metrocards At least 45 killed after suicide bomber blows up line of police force applicants in Iraq. Florida law to require child molesters to wear GPS bracelets for life. Greenpeace co-founder Bob
Deborah Lipstadt
Prejudice cannot be defeated entirely, but it can be fought with courage and stamina, and with really good lawyers. Our bookish reporter in Boston has a fascinating conversation with scholar Deborah Lipstadt about her six-year battle with Holocaust denier David Irving.
3 May 2005
New York's currently: exactly 20 minutes late for a week Congress readies legislation to limit illegal immigrants: no driver's licenses, more proof for asylum, completed border fence. Pentagon confirms protracted Iraq troop deployments will reduce its ability to respond to conflict, either at home or abroad.
The Last-Minute Mother’s Day Gift Guide
You put it off again this year, and now you’re on the verge of disappointing your very own mother. You have four days to find and ship an amazing Mother’s Day gift. Margaret Mason recommends gifts from sites that offer quick delivery.
Dead Rabbit and Beyond (November)
You can have a successful career in your thirties and still pretend you’re 18, carousing at clubs and sleeping on a futon. But to have a baby at the same time? Our writer continues the Peanut with a new installment on adulthood.
2 May 2005
New York's currently: 42'd At least 100 Iraqis and 11 U.S. troops killed in the last four days after more than 20 car bombings. Horrific details from inside Uzbekistan, where the CIA sends its suspects to be tortured. British election slogans slaughtered. Less than a
29 April 2005
New York's currently: never sure when to bring an umbrella Intelligence top officer says North Korea has the ability to arm missiles with nuclear devices; officials later claim this is only a theory, but still. Congress passes budget--cuts in Medicaid and taxes, oil drilling in Alaskan wildlife
Flying Babies
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we dive into the great button fly vs. zipper fly debate, and give advice to a man whose wife is addicted to children.
The Tour, Chapter Three
A national book tour means many cars, planes, handlers and book-signings. It also means a table of elderly Southern women with specific questions about fertility clinics.