* U.S. oil production on track to surpass Saudi Arabia's, and imports are falling. * Behold the coveted female swing voter of 2012: "Waitress mom." * Survey finds academics are drifting further to the left, with only 11% identifying as conservative. * Gluten-free food market expected to exceed
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* More people around the world are at risk of getting sick from toxic pollution than malaria. * The foreign policy lies we believe. * McGovern to Obama: We tend, as lawmakers and as citizens, to drift along with the familiar ways of thinking. * The history of horses and bayonets in the army.
Our series continues with more random phone calls around small-town USA to find out what’s really going on. This time our editor only makes his calls at night, to see what happens when America goes dark.
* Obama and Romney enter final two weeks; Obama publishes 3.5 million copies of a 20-page agenda pamphlet. * Republican Senate hopeful says pregnancies caused by rape are intended by God. * Broad survey of International reactions to America's presidential race. * In pictures: Fitness center opens in Pyongyang and
* Five ways the election could drag on for months. * Most of the girls said they would like to be president one day, but the boys did not. * FDA investigates five deaths associated with consuming Monster energy drinks. * Italian scientists charged with manslaughter for failing to warn about upcoming earthquake. * How
It’s difficult to convey the tedium of rural life. I live in a hamlet called Phoenicia, in the midst of the Catskill Mountains. One of my daily habits is walking up and down my road, which happens to be named High Street. A car will pass; I’ll wave.
Once again, we convene our film scholars, plus critic Michelle Orange, to discuss a major movie: “The Master,” by Paul Thomas Anderson—a masterpiece of craftsmanship, or merely an exercise of cinema and violence with no story in the center?
* Iran, China, and Israel win contest of most-named foreign countries during last night's debate. * Polls give Obama the win, though he's unlikely to get a big debate bounce. * Round-up of debate's fact-checks. * International poll finds half the world prefers Obama, 9%
* A guide for the rest of the world: How the outcome of the U.S. election will affect your country. * Is it legal for your boss to threaten to fire you if you don't vote for Romney? Yes. * Government does not create jobs. Except that it does, millions
