* Texas ends special last meal requests for death row inmates. * Root causes of the London riots. * One day, brain scanners could reconstruct your dreams. * New Yorkers: Next Monday and Tuesday John Warner will be reading from his new book The Funny Man. * Related: Read an excerpt from The Funny Man.
In the Port-au-Prince neighborhoods of Turgeau, Bois Verna, and Pacot exist 300 "gingerbread houses"—derelict and endangered, never mind scary. Still, a good old-fashioned ghost story takes some looking for. Until it comes to find you.
* China estimated to execute as many people in three days as U.S. does in a year. * Survivor of 9/11 revenge killing spree, shot in the face, tried to stop killer's execution. * People interested in changing the world have to be looking towards the future and are
3:38 a.m. I returned home yesterday from two weeks in Brooklyn. Summer became fall while I was gone. Our windows are open and tree frogs and crickets sing through them. The cicadas seem to be gone. My wife sleeps beside me. I switch on WFAN and plug in
* Scientist argues dyslexia is not a handicap, but a different kind of wiring with hidden strengths. * Ahead of the Nobel Prize award announcements, Thomson Reuters issues its annual prediction of the winners. * Another predication: America will have its first trillionaire in 98 years, give or take. * There's still
For centuries, the Camino de Santiago has drawn religious pilgrims to northern Spain. But those guys never did it with walkie-talkies, GPS, taxis, and Wonder Bread.
* In Mexico, gunmen block traffic with bodies of 35 victims as cartels continue battle for control. * Residential alternative to prison helps women stay with children, learn responsibility and structure. * Oman served as broker between U.S. and Iran in hiker release—with little oil, it needs friends. * Shoot camera footage—
* The Recession may not have resulted in a crime wave, but evidence shows it may have caused a spike in child abuse. * Outrageous teacher cheating scandals. * Experimental philosophy leaves the armchair and heads to the streets. * From a Cervantes-inspired Shakespeare play to incomplete Plath novel, history is littered with
I was working on a freelance article that had necessitated the following Google searches: “how can I get sex online,” “best sites to hook up,” and “dudes nude.” A journalist wears many hats, and at the moment, mine was penis-shaped. I IMed Thomas. “I have seen so much today
Every year, tens of thousands of gamers descend on Seattle to attend a convention that began as a webcomic, and has grown into the epicenter of gaming culture. An account from this year's event, which encompassed nearly every imaginable game genre—and a few never before imagined.
