Philip Kerr
Our man in Boston sits down with the author of the “Berlin Noir" trilogy and other books, to talk about detectives, Nazis, and Impressionist writing.
Archive
A collection of 14232 issues
1 June 2011: Morning
Anticipating a summer of energy conservation, Japanese government encourages businesses to go casual--to little applause. Spain wants compensation for its vegetables, the export of which dried up when Germany mistakenly blamed them for an E.Coli outbreak. With a plan to resurrect rivers, architecture team wants to return Mexico
1 June 2011: Afternoon
Herman Cain, GOP protest candidate, starting to gain "real candidate" momentum. Leader of Navy's Blue Angels resigns over unsafe maneuver. J. Malcolm Garcia reports Mubarak's trial in Cairo. Egypt prepared an internet shut-off switch as early as 2008. Video: "Mute" button
The Interiors of Art
These x-rays of ancient and contemporary artwork were created to serve as a tool for art historians and conservators, but their ethereal yet familiar silhouettes become something more in David Maisel’s photographs.
31 May 2011: Morning
Scientists spot areas of groundwater depletion around the world, steer findings away from policy-making and conflict-generating. Pentagon says cyber attacks qualify as acts of war--though military retaliation must remain equivalent. The global supply chain may be surviving without Japan, but experts warn that China can't
31 May 2011: Afternoon
Homeland security ends post-9/11 registration of Arabs and Muslims; citizens still caught in the system. Once an Australian term for stolen goods, "swag" is having a moment as hip-hop's darling. Sachs crows for Nigeria's "historic opportunity"; how about a
27 May 2011: Weekend
Prisons struggle to contain smuggling of an opiate treatment that often arrives inside children's drawings. Scientists find rampant fish mislabeling in markets, restaurants; U.S. diners can soon trace beef via DNA. Analysis of lunar magma shows there's water inside the Moon. Slideshow of China'
Krokodil des Kapitalismus
Seeking greater self-discipline and new adventures, our writer moves to Berlin to play tennis—the sport that’s equal parts therapy and sadism—and winds up on Nabokov’s old courts.
Sugar Cube
There is a big difference between looking for something and simply looking, though travel can suit both pursuits.
26 May 2011: Morning
In California's haste to empty prisons, a computer glitch released 450 inmates with a "high risk of violence." Aerial photos of Joplin before and after the tornado. As graffiti artists edge toward mainstream success, galleries, police race over who catches them first. Sustainable sushi restaurants around