Liner Notes 2010
In our Crowdsource series, we tap the masses' wisdom for your entertainment. This week, TMN readers and staff shout-out to those who made their year.
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22 December 2010: Afternoon
South Korea aggressively erects giant Christmas tree near North Korea. Chinese officials ban foreign words and Chinglish from publication to keep language pure. Justice and politics in Russia is "all form and no content," as shown in trial of jailed oil tycoon Khodorkovsky. Spain's annual Christmas
21 December 2010: Morning
Pyongyang transmits its response: South Korea's military exercise are "not worth reacting to." Auditors dig into T.S.A.'s technology spending, wonder where all those puffers went. With poetry already dead, M.T.A. to replace literary quotations with more ads, service advisories. Eat
The Top 10 Albums of 2010
It's the end of the year, and time to sum it up: Ten albums, all great, no filler.
21 December 2010: Afternoon
White House picks up additional Republican support for START ratification. U.K. proposes blocking all online pornography to prevent child porn; adults would need to "opt in." Larry David: Seinfeld syndication made me filthy rich, but sure, I'll take a tax cut, thanks! In the northern
20 December 2010: Morning
In central Mexico, oil thieves set off a fire, killing 27 and forcing thousands to evacuate. "I was flipping out." Gay troops cautious, hopeful following DADT repeal. Three opinions of the repeal; troops offer regrettable quotes on combat readiness. Hoping to repeal health care reform, state leaders push
20 December 2010: Afternoon
Pictures of Christmas trees that confirm national stereotypes. Mussolini never killed anyone. Displaying live tweets, E.U. summit screens filled up with anti-Berlusconi slogans, some simply his own comments. Qatar's World Cup to feature pop-up stadiums designed by Hitler's architect's son. Op:
Throwing Water
In Shinchi Maruyama's photographs, handfuls of water tossed into the air become flowerbeds or perfect cylinders. An amalgam of sculpture, performance, and photography, Mauyama's work reveals how much beauty can occur in the blink of an eye.
Give and Take
December is the season for taking: taking money from strangers; taking care to avoid crying on the phone. Holiday confessions from a charity call-center employee.
17 December 2010: Weekend
House votes to repeal "don't ask, don't tell", and Obama gets his tax-cut plan, pleasing few. Shift happens. To find optimism and hope for progress and prosperity, look east. Egypt's military runs hotels, produces bottled water and olive oil, but the