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Most E-mailed news on 10 July 2009 |
Months to Live: Sisters Face Death With Dignity and Reverence
For end-of-life care, a group of convent sisters rely on social networks rather than aggressive medical care.
Op-Ed Columnist: Roger Federer Unbuttoned
Is this tennis God part of a Matrix-like artificial reality or is he flesh and blood?
IPhone Apps to Organize Your Life
Among thousands of add-on smartphone apps, only a few prove truly useful when it comes to organization.
Op-Ed Columnist: Sarah?s Secret Diary
The governor of Alaska has resigned, and how sad it is that the unpatriotic, godless media that is picking away at her will never understand it?s about country.
State of the Art: Bing, the Imitator, Often Goes Google One Better
Microsoft?s rechristened search engine, Bing, makes a concerted effort to organize search results in more helpful ways than Google, and often succeeds.
Op-Ed Columnist: Michael, a Foreign Affair
While America mourned and the media circled, the House Foreign Affairs Committee was weighing in on a 1,500-word resolution in Michael Jackson?s honor.
Brain Surgery Frees Runner, but Raises Barriers
A lobectomy cured ultra-runner Diane Van Deren?s epileptic seizures, but left her with an inability to remember exactly where she is going or how to get back.
Books of The Times: When Poets Were Scientists and Nature Their Mysterious Muse
Richard Holmes?s amazingly ambitious book about the Romantics fuses history, art, science, philosophy and biography ? and makes a splendid case for treating the history of science in a bright new way.
Op-Ed Columnist: In Search of Dignity
The old dignity code that George Washington once followed has not survived modern life. Every week there are new scandals featuring people who simply do not know how to act.
Corner Office: Charisma? To Her, It?s Overrated
Wendy Kopp, who started Teach for America, believes that teachers must have perseverance as well as the ability to influence and motivate others in a sophisticated way.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Best Kids? Books Ever
Pry your kids away from the keyboard and the television, and give them a book. For ideas, here?s a summer reading list.
Op-Ed Columnist: Would You Let This Girl Drown?
Why we?re so willing to try to assist a stranger before us, yet so unwilling to send donations to save strangers from malaria half a world away.
Critic?s Notebook: Crust Is a Canvas for Pizza?s New Wave
The margherita at Lucali in Carroll Gardens. Pizza worship has swept New York, with several new artisanal pizzerias opening in the city in the past few years.
Dieting Monkeys Offer Hope for Living Longer
A study of monkeys suggests that people could in principle extend their life span by following a calorie-restricted diet.
Who Lives There: The Bohemian Dream, in 350 Square Feet
A transplant from Portland, Ore., is the occupant of a tiny rooftop studio that looks like a country cottage, set on top of a red-brick building in the West Village.
Summer House Horrors: On a Private Lake in Maine, No One Can Hear You Scream
Leeches, mice and mold ? experts share the lowdown that can save you from a real summer rental nightmare.
The Place of Women on the Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks about women on the bench and their effect on the dynamics and decisions of the court.
In Chrome, Hints of a Real Rival to Windows
Google promises that its Chrome operating system will put an emphasis on speed, simplicity and security.
Cities Lose Out on Road Funds From Federal Stimulus
A New York Times analysis found that transportation stimulus funds went disproportionately to rural areas, which advocates say could stall economic progress.
Lod Journal: Polishing a Lost Gem to Dazzle Tourists
Officials in a poor town hope that a 1,700-year-old mosaic floor, one of the largest and finest tiled floors in Israel, will help restore their city?s past glory.
Survey Shows Gap Between Scientists and the Public
On the whole, scientists believe American research leads the world, but only 17 percent of the public agree, a new survey has found.
John Bachar, Rock Climber, Dies at 51
Mr. Bachar inspired awe as a daredevil, condescension as an anachronism and eventually respect as a legend.
Infighting Distracts Unions at Crucial Time
The labor movement?s allies control the White House and Congress, but union leaders have been distracted by disputes.
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