* Writer of Syrian revolution's theme song believed to be killed. * Niemann unveils world map, with slight New York bias, of useless stereotypes. * Google wins image points in Japan for post-quake tools. * Steve Wynn wins points for spending $13 million on vases and restoring them to China (in
Anthropologist requests access to Shakespeare's grave to, among other things, ascertain if he was a pothead. Americans didn't win total independence: There's no getting rid of the weeds and grasses introduced by the first European settlers. Washington was not in a UFO cult. Let&
My college graduation speaker really did begin—and end—his speech with “Today is the first day of the rest of your lives.” Did he also tell us to be ourselves and follow our dreams? It’s possible, I don’t remember. Our speaker was boring, and he was also
Fact: Today’s young women are scared to commit because Mel Gibson may attack them. Fact: Today’s mothers should keep their opinions to themselves.
Though the party is divided on why to slam Obama for troop withdrawals, some Republicans are rediscovering their isolationist roots. Op: In light of recent Perry takedowns, accomplishments in office may not make a lick of difference. Does it mark them out as underdogs trying to overcome the liberal elite?
We live in the golden age of all-female tribute bands, from Sheagles and Blonde Jovi to AC/DShe and Cheap Chick. Here we present an anatomy of a scene, with Judas Priestess—from women who pioneered stoner/doom rock to teenagers playing Alice Cooper drum solos at Philadelphia's rock academy.
New Mexico wildfires three miles from Los Alamos, where low-level nuke waste is stored above-ground. Egypt's government getting by, running the economy "hand to mouth," with no real mandate. Satellite imagery of Arab unrest. Videos: Medvedev's SUV rolls away; Putin can'
Space station crew prepared for impact with a piece of space garbage--one of thousands in orbit from previous missions. After 16 years of requiring large buildings to commission public art, Seoul is littered with eyesores. Texas town lays off its local police force over budgetary woes, braces for crime
Taliban suicide bombers and gunmen attack landmark Afghan hotel, among Kabul's best-protected buildings. Tweets from Afghan journalists inside Hotel Intercontinental. Tabloid headlines for Wimbledon news and Murray mania. In symbolic move tied to Afghan drawdown, Pentagon employees shift from combat fatigues to battle dress uniforms. History of
Dodgers owner McCourt files for Chapter 11, snubbing Selig, who rejected a deal to pay for McCourt's divorce. Op: The Dodgers are rich in the fingers of Nancy Bea Hefley. How a forensic psychologist turned courtroom testimony into big business, severing families for financial gain. A look at
