Things We’re Denying Ourselves
A recession looms at the door—before it arrives, we have an opportunity to improve our minds, bodies, and wallets. Though we may soon be denying ourselves more than pleasures, this is what we’re omitting right now.
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Shouting-out Jennifer Daniel
Not only does she have the internet’s best web address, Jennifer Daniel recently had the grace to join TMN as a contributing artist, and we are thankful. You may have seen her work for Todd’s Levin’s series “Consoles I Have Known”, or in that poster calendar your
29 April 2008: Afternoon
Former Amnesty International chief on being pragmatic about China. Report from Chechnya, Russia's "region of lawlessness." Print for the commute: The truth About Putin and Medvedev. "It is no longer controversial" to call Putin a bit of a fascist. Op: Forget the gibberish about
29 April 2008: Morning
Supreme Court decision to uphold voter IDs will likely lead to more voter laws, more litigation. One guard keeps watch as catalytic converters, rich with precious metals like platinum, are removed. Destroying almost-new cars that may have fatal flaws. Audio: A scandal brews over French artists topping the French
A Mnemonic Guide to Remembering New Planets
Memorizing the newly assigned 11 planets may be tough for anyone who’s already graduated fifth grade.
28 April 2008: Afternoon
Los Angeles Times goes to the ground for reporting on Tijuana's Sunday bloodbath. Mexican drug cartel posts want ads for hitmen. Mahmoud not pleased with his prostitute-loving police chief as vice scandal rattles Tehran. The way in which the London mayoral race has descended into sheer spectacle
Book Digest: April 28, 2008
Joan Frank, whose first novel Miss Kansas City I reviewed for the San Francisco Chronicle, responded to my query about what she is reading: I’ve been reading Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints, a brilliant essay collection (most ran in prior New Yorkers) by dance critic Joan Acocella. Acocella
28 April 2008: Morning
Times says Obama is retooling his campaign, but it isn't exactly sure how, aside from basketball and church-going. Past seven states to hold primaries registered more than one million new Democrats. Widespread retribution against the opposition--and aid groups--found in Zimbabwe. German-U.S. agreement to
Worlds of Interiors
It would be interesting to interview British artist Anne Hardy’s cleaning lady. She turns her studio into spaces—worlds without people, but apparently heavily and recently used.
25 April 2008: Afternoon
Detectives acquitted in shooting of Sean Bell, victim of 50 bullets; prosecution's witnesses called "not believeable." Losing faith in the recovery efforts for the ballooning priest. Atheists work on the idea of a church without a God. Twenty-eight percent of Clinton supporters say they would