Chinese laborers built California's railroads; now China wants to bankroll California's high-speed trains. Sudan ought not to open a Pandora's box of African statelets wildly jumping to be set free. Naming suggestions for southern Sudan. From 1986-2005, drugs that began with the
Photographs of the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, where Wyatt Gallery found an unexpected and unlikely sense of hope in tent cities.
Faced with a stranger at the door seeking shelter for the night, what do you do?
How an insurance company let a teenager die, then spared no expense to save itself. White House orders Pentagon to cut budgets, likely to result in the first troop reductions since the end of the Cold War. Romanian witches use dead dogs, excrement to cast tax-repelling spell. It turns
If you tell Johnny Depp he’s hideous looking, he’ll think you’re the first person he’s met who sees past his physical appearance—and other lessons.
Health spending in the U.S. flattened in 2009, as the recession forced many to forgo medical treatment. N.A.S.A. names 2012 the most scientifically flawed movie of all time--as if a neutrino particle could ever do that? Auburn football tumbles from fourth to 85th in academic
Chinese aviation enthusiasts "discover" new stealth jet days before U.S. Secretary of Defense arrives in Beijing. Spilt coffee leads to false hijacking alert, angry Turk leads to real alert. Dead birds falling from the sky and fish washing ashore have people puzzling over "aflockalypse." Cop
You learn something new every day, or so they say. In 2010, our writer decided to keep track. Revelations, lessons, and the wisdom of dishwashers in 365 parts.
Mexico's La Familia publishes public letter offering to suspend January activities to prove authorities are behind violence. What undermines student writing today isn't slang, it's unchecked prose. Ever-shortening print quotes and sound bites indicate smart journalism. A writer tells how she won a
For D.C.'s new freshmen, today's swearing-in ceremony is the rookie year's high-water mark. Russia captivated by mock Kremlim Twitter feed--KermlinRussia--which doesn't need to do much to make Russian reality funny. Long read: Today's super-rich
