Black Beauty
Deborah Willis’s extraordinary compendium shows the beauty of black culture.
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A collection of 14233 issues
Four Million Years
John Ross’s Mexico City comes alive in his new tome, “El Monstruo.”
15 December 2009: Morning
Beyond rap videos, holding a gun sideways has a longstanding Hollywood--and military--tradition. Video: From the 1960s, the Porsche build process. Zaha Hadid's snack-itecture, illustrated. Most of the Times's 2001 "Year in Ideas" remain relevant; "Selling things yourself in cigarette vending
15 December 2009: Afternoon
London Times documents show Iran testing a crucial final component of a nuclear bomb. Military intervention being prepared to prevent Guinea from sliding into war. The turkey bones yield apocalyptical visions of melting icebergs and Palin/Dobbs in the White House. The Morgan Freeman chain of command. Health care companies
From Cover to Cover
Music connects to memories, and so do album sleeves. From ELO’s spaceship to Róisín Murphy’s see-through top, the covers that made one writer a fan.
American Civil War Dreamscape
Madison Smartt Bell takes on Nathan Forrest.
14 December 2009: Morning
Proof Republicans don't want to fix health care--certainly not after they broke it in 2003. In Houston, Annise Parker makes history by becoming the first graduate of Rice University to be elected mayor. Poland tightens its grip on religion as Europe goes secular. Refer to [Jesus] more
14 December 2009: Afternoon
Developing countries stage walkout in Copenhagen, accusing rich countries of dirty pool. C.I.A. talks of expanding drone strikes into Pakistani city Quetta to further pressure Pakistani officials. Klein: Data sees possible correlation between spanking parents and McCain supporters. It was cool to work in the White House. Interview
The Weight of a Social Network
Physical contact between strangers is one of society’s great taboos. Photographer Alana Riley breaks that barrier by asking friends and strangers to cede their personal space both in their workplace and in her studio.
A Relentless Pursuit of Beauty
A majestic new bilingual volume of Rilke’s poetry.