Tell us about your favorite, semi-secret, slightly (or mostly) guilty genre of books and a couple of recent favorites in said genre. You know: crime, romance, sci-fi, founding father biographies, New York Review of Books titles, vampire lore, cats who solve mysteries, etc. If you hoard philosophy textbooks
Although remixes can be a cheap, sly way for bands that aren’t producing new material to stay afloat, when Chromeo remixes Vampire Weekend, brilliant things happen.
The longest serving Republican in Senate history, Ted Stevens, is defeated, giving Dems a 58th seat. Initial review of Obama's guiding light, a history book on Lincoln's "Team of Rivals": narrative, narrative, narrative. Dowd: Though 42 may always be miffed at 44, he'
There can be no grand bargain with the Taliban, because there is no "Grand Taliban" with whom you can bargain. Iran's "the Blogfather" arrested in Tehran, accused of spying for Israel. Military to Iraqi interpreters: Drop dead. Your daily drip of neuroscience: Breaking down
Professional opera singer, mountain climber, race car driver, and Vladimir Nabokov’s best translator and collaborator, Dmitri Nabokov has led an impassioned life.
Op: Despite the global-economy rhetoric, the G20 is at work on a more inclusive, pro-regulation financial system. Before Magellan, pre-Balboa, a mapmaking cleric discovered the Pacific from a landlocked city in France. A decade ago, real rock stars wouldn't license their songs for commercial use;
Lieberman gets slap on the wrist rather than losing his homeland security leadership post. Iraqi government quietly firing its oversight officials. All options are on the table. Spiegel interview with Israeli Air Force general on Iran's nuclear program. Army Times on how Obama may live up to his
To put President-elect Obama’s best speeches in a historical context, pick up former presidential speechwriter William Safire’s collection of great examples, or two like compendiums from the Library of America.
Obama advisers are reviewing Bill Clinton's finances, activities to vet Hillary as a candidate for secretary of state. Obama, McCain to meet today in Chicago; Obama could sway bipartisan support, McCain could reclaim the mantle of "maverick." Not likely to become the first emailing president, Obama
"Five myths about an election of mythic proportions." Instapaper for the commute: Nussbaum hopes Obama will start with a clean slate regarding India. The very idea that Obama should transform African Americans into the black Waltons is flawed. Architects and designers imagine a new Oval Office for Obama.
