Pictures of flood waters that have overtaken Nashville's downtown. Overview of steps that led to Shahzad's arrest 53 hours after Times Square. There seems to be a pattern of mediocre sons from elite families becoming terrorists. Jihadi groups assess U.S. volunteers as probable spies, and
As is occasionally the case, I owe (and I hope I speak for his Washington Post readers) a debt of gratitude (whatever that is) to Jonathan Yardley for apprising me of the publication of Mencken on Mencken: A New Collection of Autobiographical Writings, edited by Mencken scholar S.T. Joshi
Four certified divers collect submerged trash and make repairs on water attractions. A look inside Disneyland's nightly refresh. Pope claims the Shroud of Turin is authentic. The mantra of Lomography was "don't think, just shoot," but mostly, it was a brilliant way to sell
One may view our encounters with sounds and silence as a quotidian matter, but as Patrick Madden quotes Montaigne in his collection of essays, “From the most ordinary and commonplace things, if we could put them in their proper light, can be formed the greatest miracles of nature and the
U2’s guitarist has recently been slammed by environmentalists for his California real-estate development. An FAQ for concerned neighbors.
Times Square bomb suspect arrested while waiting to fly to Dubai. B.P. says it will cover all Gulf cleanup costs, estimated to be at least $12.5 billion. Greek public sector workers fulminate prior to Wednesday's planned nationwide strike. Coffee-break browsing: Easy-to-flip almanac of
Sometimes I actually take note of how many days are like that winter holiday where people are encouraged to spend all the money they make on gifts, and then they are encouraged to shop at sales and buy the stuff they bought for other people at deep discounts. The various
Scott Zieher doesn’t have to look hard for art—it just has a way of showing up. That’s what happened with this album he found of photos from the gay biker scene of the 1970s. Zieher’s discovery reminds us that treasures, like subcultures, exist right under our noses—not disguised, just overlooked.
Polanski calls his extradition an attempt "to serve me on a platter to the media of the world." Op: The war over "begging the question" has ended--and 18 out of 20 people never knew a shot was fired. I am a mortal being; mortal beings
No evidence found to link Pakistani Taliban to the Times Square bomb; hunt for man on tape. Johnson & Johnson recalls 53 infant and children's products; potential for harm is remote, says F.D.A. East coast beaches are disappearing, but government, developers, and dwellers aren't
