People I Wish I Knew
We asked: “Who are your would-be acquaintances, your potential best friends, your maybe-someday muses?” With hopeful associates living and dead, renown and unknown, the TMN readers and writers respond.
Archive
A collection of 14234 issues
23 February 2009: Afternoon
Treasury advisors preparing "the largest bankruptcy loan ever" in case GM and Chrysler declare need. Sachs must-read: There is little reason to fear a decade of stagnation, much less a depression. If you are OK with the FDIC, you are OK with nationalization. Many elderly are joining
23 February 2009: Morning
"We missed the biggest Middle East peace opportunity of the decade, just so we could keep saying 'axis of evil.'" Let's talk to Iran. Obama will not continue Bush's missionary rhetoric to spread democracy--diplomacy will be quieter, rebranded. Slums are innovative
Along the Western Rails
Photographer Mark Ruwedel creates topographical studies and archival files that capture the luminescence of countryside that’s been passed through.
20 February 2009: Weekend
Killings of civilians in Afghanistan leapt by 40 percent last year, up to 2,118. As the Sri Lankan war ends, the future is divided by north and south, and the last chapter is grim and bitter. Your Saturday morning read: Meet the bin Ladens. Readers respond to Post'
20 February 2009: Morning
Economy blamed for reduction in shark attacks. Video: Chicago trading floor Tea Party looks unlikely, despite rabble-rouser's best efforts. It was possible to see the screens at the top of the room, most of our section of the floor, and many, many bald spots. Nicole Pasulka learns
Letters From Cousin Yuri
When Alex Rodriguez identified his cousin Yuri on Tuesday, the media had a new fall guy for A-Rod’s steroid problem.
Runner
After taking a lengthy—and presumably enlightening—hiatus, Thomas Perry returns to his best-selling series featuring his popular favorite Jane Whitfield.
19 February 2009: Afternoon
Zimbabwe's stock market reopens, now trading U.S. dollars; article features word, "hexillion." Op: If college athletics is controlled by a cartel, the players deserve a cut. As part of a tax-evasion probe, Swiss bank UBS to divulge names of 250 account holders. China'
Get Lit
Though it may be cause for painful decisions about your reading queue, this selection of literary magazines could be your victory garden: Plougshares, A Public Space, Glimmertrain, and Open City.