Big Beer in California opposes marijuana legalization while microbrews and prison guards remain neutral. Dangerous succession gets under way in North Korea. Probably. Swiss politics nearly impossible to explain to outsiders--an attempt at translation. British football fans try to evict Liverpool FC's American owner by scaring away
President sends Nicaragua on vacation and reprints Constitution during absence, including new law to prevent anarchy. Russia's constitution protects politician's thievery and paying for sex. Ethiopian fighter pilots remain stranded in Kyrgyzstan after 20 years. Japanese consumers no longer understand the 1990s-era logic of saving/
The allure of an awards show is not the thrill of victory, but rather the anticipation—and of course the potential for a handjob.
Watchdog sniffs out the timing of the S.E.C.'s lawsuit against Goldman Sachs, suggests it was a diversionary tactic. Dozens of New York cabbies arrested in fare overcharging scheme that netted more than $235,000. Today at 11:48 a.m., midtown New Yorkers can watch solar
I am not a literary statistician or demographer, and am thus unqualified to assess how many women writers’ books the New York Times reviews as opposed to white men writers. And I couldn’t say what kind of review attention Algonquin Press’s wonderful story annual New Stories from the
Obama's pledge to close Gitmo has come up short--officials fear Republican wins could prevent it altogether. Residents of a Staten Island beach community fight eviction; the land was purchased by the city for a highway never built. Titanic officer's granddaughter reveals new reasons for the
Snippets from Woodward's forthcoming Obama book, in which nothing about Afghanistan looks good. Iran romances Caucasian neighbors to prevent U.S. and other countries from getting too chummy, too close. Paris offers carbonated-water fountains. City drawings by Chris Dent. Op: As it celebrates its 200th anniversary, Mexico
Four digressions about obsession, venom, and life in a famous author’s orbit.
Twitter gives us a lifeline to friends far away and close, to celebrities we don’t know but who we admire—to everyone, really. Well, almost everyone. This month’s Of Recent Note is: Dead People You Wish Twittered. Tell us who you’d follow, the reasons behind your choice,
The recession is over, but economists say it'll take at least as long to recover. Op: The impoverishment reflected in 19th-century novels still rings true for many people throughout the world. How politicians--so far, just Republicans--skirt regulations, create nonprofit clearinghouses for anonymous donators. Justice Dept.
