Lists
Manuscript archivist Liza Kirwin raked together an exhaustive pile of historically significant notes, grocery lists, and romantic ephemera from some of the 20th century’s greatest artists.
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A collection of 14233 issues
17 May 2010: Morning
Renegade Thai general Khattiya Sawasdipol dies; protesters refuse to leave their camp in Bangkok. Recovery in Europe viewed as hamstrung; banks in solid economies trapped in the undertow. The week in news: bank fraud, British politics, and Mexico-U.S. relations. Cameron laughed at for banning mobile phones during meetings.
Birds Without Wings
Those lefties are at it again in Paul Berman’s new tome.
Get Your Whistles Correct
No big deal, but a Brit would never say “…spend the night with Brown’s flutes.” It would be “Brown’s whistles.” Whistles and flutes = suits, but the short version is whistles. In rhyming slang, every rule has an exception, but generally it’s the first word that’s the
14 May 2010: Weekend
Feds line up sweeping probe into banks; Cuomo picks eight to probe about duping rating agencies. Britain to retire €500 notes from circulation, gangsters' favorite denomination. France's sex workers' union "adamantly opposed" to government plans to reopen brothels. New rule for politics: Don'
The Messy
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. When a reader disagrees with his wife over the cleanliness of their home, we propose a tidy solution.
That Devil Rum
Recounting a truly bizarre period of American history in “Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition.”
13 May 2010: Afternoon
In D.C., the opening of an Iraqi culture center hopes to bridge the gap created by invasion and war. The Big Picture: Disaster unfolds slowly in the Gulf of Mexico. For decades, Newburgh, N.Y., has struggled with violence; now with machete-wielding gang members, things just got worse.
When the Dancing Stopped
Platform shoes, pounding beat, and sex—was that disco? Alice Echols reviews the recent past.
Pomp and Consequence
Celebrity graduation speakers should dispense wisdom and entertainment, or cause a scandal. Our writer found eight who managed to provide at least two out of three.