So Very Weimar
Nearly 20 years after reunification, a trip into the German countryside finds that the past persists: murder and prostitutes and birthday parties, and plenty of wild boar.
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22 September 2009: Afternoon
Czech Republic officials digging in their heels on the Lisbon treaty. Antarctica's secret plumbing network could be contributing to rising sea levels. Intricate toilet-paper-tube sculpture. When one man's Warhols are stolen, all our Warhols are stolen. Announcing the Find the Warhols Project. Profile of
21 September 2009: Morning
In seven years operating in Japan...Wal-Mart Stores has never turned a profit. Japan goes bargain hunting. Two M.I.T. students accurately predict individuals' sexuality by tallying their Facebook friends. M.I.T.'s Trash Track project has followed garbage from New York to Seattle to
Gnashing the Scenery
An unrepentant screenwriter leads the action in Russo’s latest.
21 September 2009: Afternoon
Petraeus: Iran is the biggest state-based threat to stability, but it also makes recruiting partners much easier. Op: The most radical style and culture can be found only at the opera. Canada is the world's top destination for spies; "Ottawa is crawling with them." Yes
Monument
Rebecca Solnit’s latest addresses the communities that form in the wake of disaster.
Lincoln, Short and Tall
More new books about Lincoln, some more overwhelming than others.
Unnatural
A collection of thoughts about post-disaster New Orleans.
OK Genius
Apple’s iTunes software claims to be a Genius at making mixes. We beg to differ, knowing how mixes should be made, and propose a duel of “Fingertips.”
18 September 2009: Weekend
Slideshow of Afghanistan's first national park. Poland and the Czechs were already reluctant about Bush's shield; cancelling it could have been better timed. Slate writer responds to seeing his mistake in the president's mouth. Paying for news might be a stretch, but paying for