Some nights you want a period romance, some nights a claustrophobic babble-drama, and some nights you just want a ripping adventure story that will keep you awake. A conversation with novelist Ben Jones about his new book of Arctic exploration.
New York's currently: sweater off, sweater on FBI announces Al Qaeda is planning an attack on U.S. soil in the coming months, and releases photos of seven terror suspects they'd like to locate. New terror warnings not based on fresh intelligence, but rather on desirable
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum on who she reads for solace, the civic attitudes of undergraduates, taking a red pen to Heidegger, and exactly which texts she’d put on the president’s nightstand.
New York's currently: double-quoting Classified survey of deaths and mistreatment of prisoners in U.S. Army's custody paints "broad picture of misconduct." Body found near jogging path in northern Manhattan believed to be missing 21-year-old Julliard student. More than 500 dead
A town boasting roots in the middle ages, basements drowning in feces, and enough crime to scare away Finns who refuse to travel with guards—what more could a tourist want?
The lead singer of the U.K.-based Charlatans, Tim Burgess, has lived in L.A. since 1998. The band’s two most recent albums have met a lukewarm reception by both critics and the public alike. It’s long been rumored that the steam’s gone, the momentum’s
New York's currently: waiting for fresh, directly In a bid for more time and public support, Bush orates a five-point plan for Iraqi stability, though many key questions remain unanswered. Bush speech calls for demolition of Abu Ghraib prison, as "a fitting symbol of Iraq'
If more men know what’s under the hood of a car than the hood of a clitoris, surely a revolution is needed. Enthusiast Paul Ford interviews Ian Kerner, sex therapist and author of “She Comes First: The Thinking Man’s Guide to Pleasuring a Woman.”
What to do when you and your sister are worth billions, on the brink of adulthood, and then your brand new movie flops? Go to college? Our Los Angeles reporter goes undercover to discover the starlets’ new plans.
New York's currently: congratulating all recent graduates; also, wondering why the West Village can't look more like Georgetown. U.S. forces hunt Sadr in his stronghold of Kurfa. Wedding video contradicts U.S. denials about recent attack near the Syrian border. Piece of the nuclear puzzle:
