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Photographer Andrew Zuckerman succeeds in capturing the splendor of our winged friends.
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7 January 2010: Morning
Dems spin back: The G.O.P. has its own retirements and no clear path to a majority. Palin seems to divide her fellow-Americans into first class and second class citizens, real Americans and not-so-real Americans. Why Jews have a problem with Palin. New U.C.L.
When Newspapers Were Newspapers
Seventy-two years of the great Herblock’s cartoons.
Michael Ondaatje
Our man in Boston talks to Michael Ondaatje about why he writes novels, how he measures satisfaction, and when fiction can succeed by operating like poetry.
7 January 2010: Afternoon
The year's first day of Wall Street trading matches the year-end result 73 percent of the time (in the last 15 years). Russia's long holiday (through Jan. 11) costs 700 billion roubles, but the damage to livers and minds is much worse. Op: The right
Just Like Heaven
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we answer that eternal question: What happens after we die?
Straight to the Heart
Kent Meyers reconstructs a murdered teenager through 16 townspeople who knew her.
6 January 2010: Morning
Two militants are killed, and the U.S. Embassy in Yemen will reopen; Obama halts transfer of Yemeni detainees until the dust settles. Slideshow: Life in Yemen. Yemen has abundant weapons and men experienced in guerrilla warfare who resent U.S. policies. Harlem wasn't gentrified; black residents have
6 January 2010: Afternoon
Congressional report clears Acorn, but says that Acorn's enemies may have broken state laws. January 6, 2010, could well become a national day of mourning for Democrats. 2010 will see many newspapers attempting to convince readers to ante up for online content. Op: Newspaper writing suffers from too
Marked Man
The tricky part about blogging is knowing where to draw the line about what’s revealed. After his last post raised some eyebrows, the Golem addresses the whole eating thing.