What Is It Good For?
Karl Marlantes’s “Matterhorn,” set during the Vietnam War, reads like today and yesterday.
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1 April 2010: Afternoon
Swiss bishops apologize for sexual abuse; Italian bishops defend their "enlightened" Pope. Geithner: Unemployment will stay unacceptably high for a long time. Op: France and Israel broke up in 1967; Netanyahu should bear this in mind. Scientists discovered the part of the brain that makes people gullible; Stephan
When I’m 64
On his putative birthday, Our Man in Boston puts down the book and offers a buffet of thoughts.
Paul Is Death
While the most popular Beatles rumor turned out to be false, making the case for an even more dramatic revelation.
1 April 2010: Morning
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator arrives in Beijing while China suggests it will consider Security Council sanctions. General's junk-food ban challenges pillar of American military cuisine. Army to trump Hannibal by moving two million pieces of equipment out of Iraq. Op: Karzai is ready to fight
Hors d’Oeuvres With Wittgenstein
Philosophical ideas shoehorned into everyday life.
31 March 2010: Afternoon
U.S. government to save billions by cutting wasteful Senator program. Israel won't talk about Obama's idea about a four-month freeze on settlements until Obama talks about it first. It's as if they've injected a growth hormone into the economic development.
Preferred Patio Beverages
As the weather warms and we retreat to our patios, roofdecks, and lanais, our thirst increases. Our staff and readers share their favorite outdoor drinks.
31 March 2010: Morning
Split among circuit courts on drug laws and immigration finds Jerry Lemaine trapped in the middle. From cover-up to backlash, the Pope's abuse-scandal exposé parallels Watergate. Nuns' support of health care reform makes them the left's unlikely darlings. In bankrupt Haiti, bus drivers
Sounds of Silence
Kyle Gann argues for inclusion of Cage’s 4′33" in America’s trove of cultural icons.