Change is hard, for football teams no less than people. In fact, the only thing harder than making substantive changes may be convincing others that you’re really, truly different. My therapist says it’s possible. Still, it’s not hard to see why Chicago fans, after years of humiliation
* New issue of Bloomberg Businessweek gets it—"It's Global Warming, Stupid" means prepare for weather on steroids. * Related: The Bloomberg cover if you haven't seen it yet. * "Nation Suddenly Realizes This Just Going To Be A Thing That Happens From Now On."
* Flooding certainly killed a lot of New York City's rats, but the most dominant members survived on the surface. * Among Sandy's casualties: one of the nation's largest, most valuable collections of lab rats and mice. * Sloane Crosley: "Where is the line between becoming
Our man in Boston puts the mighty Charles Yu in the ragtop and interrogates him over his background, dystopian fiction, lawyering for a day job, his lack of a creative writing graduate degree, Apple thingies, and why economists operate under pen names.
* Curiosities of the American presidential race explained, like why Obama gestures with his thumb. * Holiday requested for our five worst presidents. * Wonkblog Tax Reform Calculator: Try and pay for Romney’s tax cuts by axing deductions and exemptions. * Bolivia asks Sean Penn, "militant for noble causes," to get
* Sandy exposed New York's inequalities. * As climate change progresses, bananas could replace potatoes. * America's drone war marks its 10th anniversary next week—and shows no sign of letting up. * For many in the UK, quality of life may stagnate over the next decade. * Some children struggle
A sage said, “There’s no money in poetry, but there’s no poetry in money, either.” Who was it? I just looked it up, on BrainyQuote: Robert Graves. But Graves was wrong. There is a little money in poetry—at least for me. For example, on Aug. 6 (Hiroshima
A bride disappears on her wedding day, never to be seen again—or will she? Continuing a grand TMN Halloween tradition, our writers and editors craft new endings to a familiar tale.
* Recovery begins in New Jersey after "incalculable" loss; Christie says he'll reschedule Halloween. * Round-up of emergency gear. * Effects of Hurricane Sandy broken down by the numbers. * Scientists expect more storms and tidal surges of unprecedented intensity. * Various ways to volunteer and help victims of Sandy.
* No matter how the election turns out, everyone will have known it all along. * The proper balance calls for the care of a skilled surgeon, excising cysts from the [voter] rolls in an atmosphere of quiet calm. * How Hurricane Sandy could change the election: by forcing the candidates to discuss
