Learning to Talk
When a voiceover artist temporarily loses the use of her primary asset, the struggle back to speaking unearths what’s gone unsaid for too long.
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September 21, 2012: Morning
* Violence in Kenya blamed on politicians stoking unrest ahead of elections. * Despite recent double murder of cops, British police "believe passionately" in staying unarmed. * America in 50 photos. * Profile of Found's Davy Rothbart and his 75-city, self-driven book tour. * Your Saturday morning reading: "
September 20, 2012: Afternoon
* News of Romney's 47% video makes the front pages of 41 swing-state newspapers. * Romney: Now that my campaign is over, I'd like to talk to you all about the Church of Latter-Day Saints. * The Mormons: our secret weapon in the war on terror. * The
Martin Amis, Redux
Our man in Boston sits down with Martin Amis for their sixth chat to discuss Nabokov, dictionaries, spiteful reviews, the death of Christopher Hitchens, and the freedom of writing fiction.
September 20, 2012: Morning
* Of 20,000 service members raped or sexually assaulted yearly, victims often blamed, predators evade punishment. * Use of heavy weaponry against Syrian civilians is unmatched by any modern state fighting its own people. * Increase in insider attacks on U.S. army may be the weak link of shadow wars in
September 19, 2012: Afternoon
* The 47% statement is devastating—and a continuation of bizarre positions Romney's made on the fundraising trail. * The limitations of Romney's foreign policy beliefs are revealed in his thoughts on dirty bombs. * Noonan advises Romney on his options. * Upper East Side priest distances himself from a
The Boulevard of Broken Bones
Even through the prism of life in the tumultuous Middle East, the U.S. in an election year looks divided, fractious, frustrating. But there’s still a ray of hope—in Queens.
September 19, 2012: Morning
* Romney's mockery of Jimmy Carter encouraged the former president's grandson to find and spread the 47% video. * Six charts analyze government benefits: Most flow to the middle class; a large chunk goes to the elderly and the disabled. * As Europe moves closer to economic federalism, 11
September 18, 2012: Afternoon
* Why we should be concerned about a maritime dispute between the world's second- and third-largest economies. * Who comprises the 47%: those who are subject to payroll tax, the retired and elderly, and the poor. * Americans who supposedly don't pay taxes live in states that mostly
Ninety-Nine Bottles of Pee on the Wall
Everyone says they’ve got a book inside, but hundreds of people actually write them—and are preyed upon by scam artists. The greatest story of literary vigilantism ever told.