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The Oracular Vidal
A welcome, recent conversation with Gore Vidal.
Men at Their Most Masculine
Chad States photographs his subjects in the poses and settings they find most masculine, making portraits of masculinity that broaden our ideas of what it means to be a man today. (Some images NSFW)
10 August 2009: Morning
Fact vs. fiction in the health care debate: a primer on the big topics. The United States, like most countries, has long had a lunatic fringe. Explaining Palin on health care. Kissinger: Bill Clinton's trip may have opened a new dialogue, but we can't forget North
Where Were You on August 14, 2003?
Six years ago this Friday, a major power grid failed and a stripe of Northeastern North America was plunged into darkness. For a special anniversary Of Recent Note we want you to tell us: What are your memories of the 2003 blackout? Email your story to bridget@themorningnews.org by
10 August 2010: Afternoon
Op: Congress may yet pass Obama's health legislation, but it will be due to Democrats' numbers, not public enthusiasm. Studies find yawning may be linked to heat regulation. Sullivan reader says you'll pay a price if you dismiss the right wing's nutty percentage.
7 August 2009: Weekend
John Hughes dies at 59 from a heart attack while visiting Manhattan from his farm in Illinois. Touching pen-pal relationship documented between Hughes and a fan. Sotomayor confirmed as the 111th justice and the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court. Sotomayor's confirmation has a Denver
6 August 2009: Afternoon
If the revolution has survived in Iran, "it has done so in part through prudence." He enjoyed raw fish so fresh that he could start eating as its mouth is still gasping. Theories on what Kim Jong Il and Clinton shared for dinner. See also: I made pizza
6 August 2009: Morning
Though few details are known, the White House wants to transform the way immigration violators are handled into a "truly civil detention system." Afghanistan violence surges ahead of this month's elections; roadside bombs killed 26 today. Bill Clinton's network of contacts worried senators during
It’s a Conspiracy
With the anniversary of the “moon landing” and the continued clamors of the birthers, conspiracy theories are in the news again. Here are our favorite shadowy plots.