Palin meets Karzi, Urbe, Kissinger--her staff allows photo ops, but no questions. Lawrence Lessig compares Palin's experience to every other U.S. vice president. "Obama only has two "must-win" states while McCain has half a dozen." An interview with poll expert Nate
McCain campaign crafts "flow of fictional fan mail" to local newspapers (see their guidelines, talking points). "We have never had freedom of speech in Russia, so I don't really understand what could be stifled." Under Putin, investigative journalism finds last refuge on the radio.
Among India's treasures, the Mumbai Mirror’s Sexpert column stands apart, advising modern Indians on the confusing sexual issues of our time, like why the foot lacks the vagina’s power.
Lyrics in music rarely get the scrutiny and attention they deserve. With an ear for meaning, Orr Shtuhl digs into the glam roots of MGMT’s critically acclaimed album.
Joe Biden returns to the media's radar, wooing middle class voters with words like "helluva" and "malarkey." Obama scales back ambitious 50-state strategy, abandoning Alaska, other hockey-crazed states. Republicans are fighting on racial grounds, even when express references to race are not
After calling it irrelevant, Bush expected to recognize the U.N.'s practicality at the general assembly. FBI searches apartment of university student thought to have hacked Palin's email--the IP addresses, however, don't match. Today's long read: Thomas Frank on how modern
With “Dear Science,” TV on the Radio make it hard to stay on the ground and not be moved—despite the album artwork.
My Bloody Valentine’s first U.S. shows in 16 years exceed sound records and audience expectations.
Quick, suggests Bush, pass this bailout package without scrutiny, before it's too late! Capitalism as we have known it is no more. The free-market surrenders, and a new, regulated age begins. Letter to Bernanke and Paulson: "My student loans are too big and it is hurting
Investment banks are failing in an election year, Darth Vader is teaching geometry, and soon we’ll all be wearing trash: time to go back to school.
