F.B.I. agents sting U.S. arms makers attempting to bribe foreign officials. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill I agrees with Pat Robertson, compares Haiti to Kazakhstan. Egypt's heat and humidity help to generate a cotton boll with long, firm fibers. How to make a shirt. A journey
I’m a great fan of your Tournament and I follow it assiduously each year. This year you note that at least one National Book Award judge “flipped” a coin in his or her decision. Since I’m the unofficial historian of the National Book Awards, can you tell me
Haitian business owners want to reopen their stores, but police and "looters" disagree about who are the bad guys. Trapped American uses iPhone apps to survive in Haiti. Summary of recent developments in world hotspots that have gone ignored in the press. Op: "If I returned to
Gerald Posner strings together an exposé as entertaining as any Carl Hiaasen novel.
Gauging the invasion of the well-intentioned a week after the devastation of Port-au-Prince and wondering what it really means for Haiti’s future.
George Scialabba offers a new anthology.
T. Jefferson Parker sets Iron River on the U.S.-Mexico border, where the guns flow freely south.
Why Democrats lost Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts: It's the economy, health reform, and also that the state typically swings G.O.P. Author Robert B. Parker, creator of Spenser, dies, age 77; a collection of reactions and tributes. John Lennon countered that "Love means having
F.B.I. says bin Laden may now resemble a Spanish parliamentarian. One year later, all hail Michelle Obama: energetic, committed, casual but serious. Instapaper for the commute: Understanding Obama as a father. Study shows political affiliation can be determined on the face; Republicans: powerful, Democrats: warm. People from Brooklyn,
Britons are weather-obsessed, but they can’t manage flurries. Our man in London reports on why the U.K. won’t handle the next blizzard any better.
