Two hundred women raped in Luvungi, "the U.N.'s crowning failure" in Congo. Diplomats say Mitchell overstated initial success during peace talks. Medal of Honor makers remove option to play game as Taliban, replace it with "opposing force," e.g., al Qaeda. Op: D.
A pause in the action, as the Golem recounts important moments in the brothels and strip clubs from his past, both recent and not-so-recent.
Pakistani military pushing for government shakeup. Ecuador's president will not forgive or forget kidnapping. Significant probability, says report, that Afghanistan's security forces won't be ready for transfer of responsibility. Palestinians expected to withdraw from negotations Saturday assuming settlement construction isn't halted. David
New power couple emerges in North Korea: Kim Jong-un's aunt and uncle. Gambian president brags of winning made-up awards, including an admiralship in Nebraska's Great Navy. Germany pays final debt for World War I: €69.9 million. Professional athletes' high salaries help them
Maybe death preceded the technology. Maybe they would deliver profundity in 140 characters. Maybe it’s David Foster Wallace. We tell who’d they follow into the afterlife.
Democrats up for reelection find distancing from Obama helps their chances for keeping their seats. The U.S. Postal Service may soon run out of cash, wants a 5.6% postage rate hike or $5 billion, or both. Across the country, the recession forced police departments to cut ranks--and
From Wislawa Szymborska, “I’m old fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised.”
October’s bounty includes apples, blackberries, and something half brain, half vegetable. On a New York City sidewalk, discovering a fruit for a mastodon.
The recession forced New Yorkers to move; one in seven Americans now live in poverty. India attempts to improve governance by assigning identification numbers to each of its 1.2 billion citizens. New to New York, Joanne McNeil wonders if geolocation could actually be useful: by helping her retrace her
Iceland's former prime minister may become world's first leader tried for failing to prevent 2008's crash. We are not going to use a shroud of secrecy to excuse illegal behavior. Jann Wenner's Obama interview. More cuts, or higher taxes, may yet be
