Let's Make It Better
Summer yawns ahead, hot and school-free. What better way to spend the afternoon than with a book? The TMN writers' children fill us in on their latest reads and rethink the endings.
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20 July 2010: Afternoon
Kafka's never-before-seen manuscripts create ownership dispute between his supposed inheritors and Israel. Account of the advantages of the beauty bias in every aspect of life. Analysts try to crack the identity of whoever bought all the cocoa beans in Europe. Judge upholds right to falsely claim
Lazy, Hazy Summer Days
Not being a statistician, I am not offering this as a fact, but my sense is that there are more short story collections being published than ever. And given the distortions of time that obtain in our enveloping warp-speed world, one would think that short fiction would be the
Stiff Upper Lip Meets Sword of Truth
David Cameron explained his plan yesterday to build a “big society” and no one understood a word of it. A translation, with help from droid Margaret Thatcher.
20 July 2010: Morning
Activists fight law requiring jailed women to be shackled during birth. Female Afghan governor rejects idea that women should "be sacrificed" in return for a deal with the Taliban. Outstanding: Unedited rushes of everything shot by the BBC in Afghanistan over the last 30 years. Factory pot farms
19 July 2010: Afternoon
How the pound sign--aka the "number key" or the "hash"--got its name. Scientists say cooking is responsible for brain development. Ben Folds and Nick Hornby collaborate on "Levi Johnston's Blues." From the attic: "The Secret Journal of Levi Johnston&
Juicy Paint
If Salvador Dalí and Paul Rubens painted Saudi kings while eating caviar and listening to Elvis, the collaboration might look like Ralph Wolfe Cowan’s portraits of heads of state, iconic celebrities, and buff, young models.
19 July 2010: Morning
Last month was the warmest June on record globally; extreme heat boils the United States and Europe. France did not say it would reimburse Haiti for its independence fee, says France, repudiating hoax. Gallery director explains why Berlin is more serious than other cities and there's no reason
16 July 2010: Weekend
University of Texas to rename dorm named after KKK member, cuts down sign for now. Researchers find Facebook appears to aid, not lower, GPAs. Why distant Facebook friends have the most positive influence. See also: The politics of Facebook. Sociologist believes the MySpace-Facebook exodus is a white flight. He&
Paper Tigers
Sports are stupid. Beautiful. Dull. Transcendent. Most of all, they’re more than just games. We assembled sports writers, critics, freaks, and authors to tell us why.