Heatwave and wildfire smog double the usual number of bodies in Moscow's morgues. Wheat prices hit highest level in the U.S. in two years after Putin bans all exports. How Churchill may have caused the Bengal famine that killed three million for lack of wheat. Concluding of
Accompanied by a nervous, loudmouth dog, our writer sneaks into a hidden, underground city where Britain hides thousands of extremely dull documents.
Vatican continues to believe its abuse crisis is a question of housecleaning. It amounts to our playbook for the past several years. Pentagon tells WikiLeaks to yank the logs. In case you missed it, Chechnya's top terrorist, apparently no longer tired, has un-retired. Quick, insightful profile of
An explanation of "eureka" moments and the science of insight. Historian Michael Bellesiles is still writing, despite an ethics scandal surrounding his removing guns from the Civil War. Stories of writers who only achieved posthumous success. Q&A with an architect turned Lego-certified builder. Giles Turnbull
Russia moves radioactive material away from wildfires. Story of the night Naomi Campbell met Charles Taylor, and why Mia Farrow decided to talk about it. U.S. military creates special comic to teach Japanese children about political alliances. Traditionally, actors do better than musicians in politics, but hip-hop'
Modern youth's so-called "narcissism epidemic" is an overreaction to pseudoscience. Why not keep aging it until it achieves the consistency of room-temperature butter? Is aged beef overrated? A new bias test accurately predicts relationship length--try it here. Iranian religious leader declares music "
Sharing a bed requires rules. An important addendum comes along well after the blanket allowances and closet zombies have been settled.
Iran says it can shop elsewhere if Russia won't deliver its promised missile systems. Four killed at Israel-Lebanon border; initial U.N. report backs Israel. Hezbollah claims "extreme restraint"; Israeli source suggests shooting was to shift attention away from Hariri inquiry. Video shows French police
I realized that people respect nonfiction. But they read novels. E.O. Wilson on the influence of science and social activism. Today's long read: How the father-son political duo of Mario and Andrew, now on the brink of a power shift, rose to prominence. Automatic gratuities make
In the end of summer, some terrific—and terrifically dark—books about cities like Galveston, Berlin, and Ciudad Juárez. Plus, a Jim Harrison poem to lighten the mood.
