Susanna Moore (In the Cut and Big Girls) shares her current reading with you and me: I am reading Blood Meridian (by Cormac McCarthy) for the third time and as always I am horrified, thrilled, awestruck, and repulsed by it. Also, I am reading Alec Wilkinson’s nonfiction book, Mr.
Kate T. Williamson chronicles life back in her hometown in Pennsylvania, running into old high school friends, going to a Hall & Oates concert with her mother, and trying to figure out what happens next.
"It's just a rock sitting out farther away." The debate over Pluto's demotion rages on. Dale Peck teams with the Heroes creator, sells "sci-fi trilogy" for $3 million. Today in piracy: Europe votes against cutting off file sharers; Somali pirates release
Welcome to Brenda’s World (Welcome): Meave Gallagher introduces us to the telegenetically engineered Ms. Brenda Dickson.
Obama won't satisfy Philadelphia election operatives expecting greased palms--threats of defecting to Clinton abound. If North Korea acknowledges nuclear activity, says U.S., economic sanctions will be eased. "You go to a match between Poland and France, and it's just Chinese playing against each
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we (or someone claiming to be us) detail many popular methods for stealing identities.
News summary: The Week in China. In case you didn't know, Nelson Mandela needs permission to visit the U.S., since he's still considered a terrorist. Llew Hinkes in the Mp3 Digest on the songs you need to rage against pro-torture politics. Calculating how many
China says it has foiled a plot to kidnap athletes, journalists, and tourists at its Olympics. Dalai Lama embarks on U.S. visit, supports Olympics--"We are not anti-Chinese." "The Americans will fix everything." Iraqis remember the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime--five
Right now there are thousands—nay, millions—of disaffected youths out there yearning for a music that speaks to the anger welling up inside—but without devolving into something that’s just loud, screamy, and stupid. What I’m saying is that hardcore, that originally American Art Brut, like jazz
"Forward-looking indicators suggest a gloomier picture" as the mortgage crisis travels to Europe. South Korea's biggest tourist attraction now its former president and his home. Video: The VICE guide to North Korea. Kmart will give you candy if you'll go into debt for
