U.S. military denies hand in blight decimating Afghanistan's poppy harvest. Military considers medals for soldiers who show restraint. Ancient "hidden menace" lurking beneath Quebec claims house and family with quick, quiet landslide. Among reasons why neighborhoods are changing: Suburban households spend 24 percent of income
Bush’s Brain, aka Karl Rove, tells all. Really?
Now that the timing's better, Israel to resume razing Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem. British politics explainer for Americans; no mention of the Soap Hat, queerly. See also: The six books of the Lib-Con movement. Erroll Morris: Journalism is an obsession; it's about pursuing stories
Goodyear is unsure what to do with 50 scale models of its factories; to embrace the future, it may have to shed its past. Unknown chemicals used in oil spill cleanup could be more harmful than the oil spill. What's the most ecologically friendly brand of gas station
Ruth catches up on the blog, and a reader entreats The Golem to explain the intricacies of his relationship.
An article of sorts in a British newspaper (sort of) spawns some cogitation.
Senate will investigate who's to blame for the rig disaster: B.P., Transocean, or Halliburton, who all blame each other. Exploring the world of gun-toting Buddhist monks who believe peacemaking requires militancy. Clinton investigations reveal the decline of legal integrity. Mystery condition of teenager stuck in arrested
Casey Pugh helped make Vimeo and is now the head of web development for Boxee. He also founded the crowdsourcing film project Star Wars: Uncut, which recently premiered at CPH: PIX, a Copenhagen film festival. The project broke the film down, and users were asked to recreate and submit the
Is the internet making us stupid? Birkets and Carr get to pondering.
Your roommate, your girlfriend, and her (and your) boss: It’s a tough table, and they’ll scrutinize your food—and your dwindling frame.
