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Most E-mailed news on 12 October 2009 |
Op-Ed Columnist: Gandhi Wuz Robbed
Two former presidents hash out, and bond over, who should have been candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Op-Ed Columnist: Two Wrongs Make Another Fiasco
The most surreal aspect of the Afghanistan debate is the Beltway credence given to the ravings of the blunderers who got us into this mess.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Peace (Keepers) Prize
President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with grace by honoring American leadership. In Oslo, he should take this instinct a step further.
Whispering to Rottweilers, and to C.E.O.?s
Cesar Millan, the ?Dog Whisperer,? is a cultural icon, commanding respect wherever he goes. He has helped scores of celebrities and moguls in dealing with their pets.
100 Hotels Under $150
A list of 100 hotels, culled from readers? suggestions, that represent some of the best bargains for travelers headed to one of 14 European cities in the next few months.
21st Century Babies: The Gift of Life, and Its Price
An increasing number of babies born using fertility treatments are twins, and they carry special risks often overlooked in the desire to produce new families.
Virus Is Found in Many With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Researchers found a link between a little known virus and patients with the syndrome, which has long been a mystery.
Debate Follows Bills to Remove Clotheslines Bans
Proponents of hanging laundry argue they should not be forbidden from saving on energy bills. Opponents say the laws lifting bans erode local property rights.
The Food Issue: Putting America?s Diet on a Diet
Can the British superchef Jamie Oliver remake America?s diet in one of the country?s unhealthiest towns?
The Food Issue: The Calorie-Restriction Experiment
Eating much, much less helped rats live longer. Will it work on humans?
Op-Ed Contributor: Hitler?s Jaws of Death
A television documentary tries to conjure up a fugitive ghost. But two bones prove that the Führer never escaped from Berlin.
Lobbyists Fight Last Big Plans to Cut Health Care Costs
Most of the serious proposals to fulfill President Obama?s vow to curb health care costs have fallen victim to organized interests and parochial politics.
The Food Issue: Rules to Eat By
For all the authority we grant to science on nutrition, culture has a lot to teach us.
Art: On a Mission to Loosen Up the Louvre
Henri Loyrette, the Louvre?s director, is overseeing the most drastic rethinking of the museum?s place and purpose in at least 20 years.
The Food Issue: Against Meat
Changing what we eat and letting tastes fade from memory create a kind of cultural loss, a forgetting.
Failures of Small Banks Grow, Straining F.D.I.C.
After the rescue of banks considered too big to fail, smaller ones near a grim milestone: the 100th failure of 2009.
Another Landlord Worry: Is the Elevator Kosher?
In New York, shabbos elevators are facing new scrutiny, potentially leaving some observant Jews with a hike.
Jobs Wanted, Any Jobs at All
Clockwise from top left, the Barry twins traveling and stretching for softball, working a shift at Dive 75 (Kristy) and playing the saxophone for business cards (Katie).Armed with journalism degrees, twins from Ohio moved to New York in search of a job. More than a year later, they?re still looking.
Op-Ed Contributors: Yes We Can (Pass Climate Change Legislation)
The best way to make America stronger is to work together to address an urgent crisis facing the world.
36 Hours in Berlin
The Berlin Wall may have fallen 20 years ago next month, but in certain pockets of the German capital, the city is still divided ? on whether the Iron Curtain was cool.
Top Judge Calls Calif. Government ?Dysfunctional?
The chief justice of the state?s Supreme Court scathingly criticized California?s reliance on the referendum process.
New Way to Tap Gas May Expand Global Supplies
Huge new reserves of natural gas, especially in Europe, could alter the political landscape for energy, experts say.
Novelties: A New Way to Inhale, Not Inject, Insulin
A small inhaler and insulin powder created by the MannKind Corporation are before the F.D.A. for marketing approval.
50 Years Older, ?Birdie? Returns to the Nest
Why, in an era starved for cheerful, entertaining musicals, has it taken Broadway 50 years to resuscitate ?Bye Bye Birdie??
Op-Ed Columnist: The Uneducated American
Education in America, suffering for years, is about to get much worse thanks to cuts caused by the financial crisis.
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