Here are some of our favorite ways to give money at this time of year. TMN will resume publishing on Jan. 5, 2009. Happy holidays. Making the world safe for avant-garde art: Franklin Furnace. Clean Ocean Action: Making waves to save seas. Turning Point: Providing outreach, housing, and literacy
Op: The Pentagon's takeover of the White House has caused over-militarization of conflict zones; Obama should return power to civilians. As the focus shifts back home, Clinton widens State Dept., reestablishes diplomacy. "A world-class hotel needs to be an invisible fortress." Terrorist-hit Mumbai
Two new books focus on a tragic event in Utah history: The first is nonfiction compiled by Mormon historians and underwritten by the LDS church; the second is fiction by award-winning Canadian novelist Alissa York.
Today's afternoon headlines are either long reads or fun sites to explore, dedicated to holiday travelers everywhere. How Lil Wayne helped a New Orleans teacher survive his first year. Keeping movies in mind during a first trip to Afghanistan. Practical foreign-policy tips from Condoleezza Rice, Christopher Hill,
From the original Sears books to early-’90s Patagonia catalogs, from the holiday bizarre-fests of Neiman Marcus to the travelogues of J. Peterman, the American catalog has a rich history—saying as much about what we want as who we are. It also is a great place to find actors before they were famous.
Op: A debt pardon for all would wipe out the lenders--and maybe even our current crisis. Pay close attention to Greece; at a time of worldwide economic upheaval, it might eerily presage disturbances elsewhere in 2009. Climate change diplomacy is moving at a geologic pace; at a recent two-
A final farewell to a fine year: We conclude our search through the year-end lists for great records and songs that were forgotten by many, loved by some.
Mark Felt, former FBI no. 2, who became Deep Throat and brought down Nixon, dies at 95. I would move the flowerpot with the flag...to the rear of the balcony if I urgently needed a meeting. From 2005, Woodward on his crash course in espionage, courtesy of Felt. After
From unearthed media to otherworldly technology to reflection on a personal and economic level, the year was filled with things of every shape, size, and significance. THE WRITERS give us the best of what they noted.
U.N. grants permission to pursue Somali pirates by air and on land, remains mum on the nation's failed-state status. Visit Colombia's "Captain Nemo" for all your submersible, drug-trading needs. Video: A timelapse of modern-day cartography. Today's long read:
