Waiting for the Electrician
Arundhati Roy’s essays about the failing light of democracy reach U.S. shores.
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3 November 2009: Morning
Barack Obama said he would rather be a one-term president than give up on his goals. Why the president must pull out of Afghanistan. Must read: Jon Stewart has an uncanny ability to catch public figures in their inconsistencies--without pushing his own agenda. A profile of the 27-
3 November 2009: Afternoon
Gorbachev: We brought the Berlin Wall down peacefully, now stop treating Russia like a fuel-supplying servant. Tour in photographs of inflatable Russian weaponry. Czech court clears way for Lisbon Treaty to pass and wily Klaus to save face. Creating myths from complicated events--e.g., Reagan demolishing the Cold
I Cannot Accept This Award
Acceptance speeches are often great for moments of hubris and disaster. For anyone soon to win a prize, here's a template best avoided.
2 November 2009: Morning
More than 90 years later, the descendants of the Leo Frank lynching struggle with unanswered questions. For the first time in 27 years, an American has won the New York Marathon. From the 2004 race, "Faces of the Marathon," by Rion Nakaya. "I was the first person
2 November 2009: Afternoon
Karzai gets new term after second round of voting is scrapped, and dubious congratulations flitter down. News events to anticipate for the week ahead. Taliban assessment: can't be flipped against al Qaeda, and fully aware the U.S. will soon depart. Profile of Perimeter, the not-exactly-autonomous
We English
Simon Roberts shows what traveling around England in a motor home for six months will get you. Of course, it’s much more than that, but in a way it’s also that simple: a series of (exquisite) landscapes photographed in 2008 that depict a survey of Britons at leisure.
The Babysitter
The kids are asleep upstairs, and the sitter waits alone in a darkened house—and then the phone rings. If you think you know what happens next, think again.
30 October 2009: Weekend
Without support from Merkel and Sarkozy, Blair sees chances slip of becoming Europe's super-president. Digging into the dealings of Blair, Inc. France wants to fist-bump across the Rhine to seal a European power-play, but Germany's not yet persuaded. Among rich countries, the more
29 October 2009: Afternoon
Summary of the Army's shock-and-awe campaign in Afghanistan--against the C.I.A. Reading Gorbachev's fears of humiliation in Afghanistan in light of U.S. policy. Examples of Chinese graffiti discouraging whistle-blowing. New take on grief says it's not work, you