Ana Menendez
The U.S. understanding of Cuba often begins with embargoes and ends with Castro trying out for the Yankees. A conversation with Cuban author Ana Menendez on Fidel, Che, and fomenting passionate revolutions.
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13 February 2004
New York's currently: the luckiest number National Guardsman taken into custody on possible charges of passing information to Al Qaeda. The Democrats need to find swing voters. Scientists report that M&Ms pack more tightly in the mouth than gumballs. On roses in New York: from the
12 February 2004
New York's currently: mostly cloudy, highs in the upper 30s, with light and variable winds South Koreans claim to have created world's first mature, cloned human embryos Justice department wants hospital records to defend law banning partial-birth abortions. Despite Bush's pledge, White House
Virtue: Ten Bucks? Ten Charities
They’re providing basic sanitation; we’re subscribing to Cooking Light. In the first installment of her series on Virtue, Margaret Mason introduces you to 10 charities that know the value of 10 bucks.
11 February 2004
New York's currently: growing weary of carpenters Kerry wins Tennessee, Virginia, Clark drops out of race. Two car bombs in 24 hours kill over 100 in Iraq. See Choire Sicha and Paul Ford read tonight at 7:30 in 'Worst. Sex. Ever.' 'Large' vs.
Motherless Stadium
There’s a good chance the New Jersey Nets soon will be playing ball in Brooklyn. There’s also a good chance a lot of local residents will lose their houses to make way for Frank Gehry’s dome.
Steps
My apartment could fit in my parents’ driveway, and they’d still be able to park both cars. It could nestle in the front rooms of my grandparents’ apartment in Chicago, or fit in the barn next to the farmhouse I lived in during college,still with enough room for
10 February 2004
New York's currently: serving the cold shoulder to the cannibal who's late for dinner. At least 45 killed by car bomb near Baghdad. Revolt against Haiti's Aristide spreads to a dozen towns and cities, four dozen Haitians killed in a week. Democratic race heads
A Reasonable Guide to Scum Rock
Let the strippers go unpaid, let the motel rooms burn—rock’s only as good as its most depraved leaders are terrible.
9 February 2004
New York's currently: thinking all that sun makes you sterile Kerry wins Michigan, Washington, and Maine, looks forward to Tuesday's primaries, but wishes he were getting more exercise. On Meet the Press, Bush surprised at lack of Iraq weapons, defends war position. And: 'I'