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Most E-mailed news on 21 August 2009 |
Months to Live: At the End, Offering Not a Cure but Comfort
Palliative care specialists, doctors who manage patients? last months, study how to deliver a grim prognosis.
The Women?s Crusade
shown with her daughter Javaria (seated), lives near Lahore, Pakistan. She was routinely beaten by her husband until she started a successful embroidery business.The liberation of women could help solve many of the world?s problems, from poverty to child mortality to terrorism.
Eat, Pray, Love. Then What? Get Married.
A year after completely scrapping a 500-page follow-up to ?Eat, Pray, Love,? Elizabeth Gilbert has delivered a new book that Viking will publish in January.
Basics: Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop
Chronic stress changes the brain, but relaxation can change it back.
State of the Art: Low Light Becomes a Highlight
New cameras from Sony and Fujifilm come with redesigned sensors that mark an important step forward in personal photography.
Op-Ed Columnist: Priority Test: Health Care or Prisons?
It?s time for a re-evaluation of the criminal justice system to determine how squandered money could be better spent.
Op-Ed Columnist: Shall We Dance?
Tom DeLay is going to be a contestant on ?Dancing With the Stars.? Reality TV plus politics ? this could be the start of something big.
Renovating an Industry
created a consultation service offering clients online master plans of their rooms.The recession has prompted a makeover for interior designers, who must find a way to make design more accessible and less expensive for their customers.
C.I.A. Sought Blackwater?s Help to Kill Jihadists
Contractors were hired as part of a secret program to assassinate top Al Qaeda operatives, officials said.
The Big Draw of a GPS Run
Part sport, part art, GPS drawing lets runners, walkers, cyclists and hikers imagine themselves anew, mapping their track lines across cities, roads and farms, and sharing them online.
A Conservative?s Road to Same-Sex Marriage Advocacy
Theodore B. Olson?s decision to file a lawsuit challenging California?s ban on gay marriage has stirred up suspicion on both sides.
Op-Ed Contributor: Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think
Babies and young children are designed to explore, and they should be encouraged to do so. Children learn more through natural interaction with a parent and play than with any toy.
Right Round, Baby
Fashions seen on the street in the 1980s, descendants of which showed up on the runways six months ago.Yes, the ?80s are back, with big shoulders, neon and Hammer pants. Is this fashion?s idea of a stimulus?
Brazilian, but With a Different Beat
In the world of Brazilian music Otto occupies a place as unusual and unlikely as his name.
Gender Test After a Gold-Medal Finish
Track and field officials confirmed that the 800-meter champion was undergoing sex-determination testing to confirm her eligibility to race as a woman.
Op-Ed Contributor: The Greenback Effect
Once economic recovery is gained, Congress must end the rise in the debt-to-G.D.P. ratio and keep our growth in obligations in line with our growth in resources.
Brief, Violent Storm Turns Central Park Into an Obstacle Course of Downed Trees
Parks officials became emotional surveying the damage. ?You have personal relationships with certain trees and now they are gone,? said one.
Drilling Ordeals Said to Delay Geothermal Project
Already under review over its potential earthquake risk, a major test of geothermal energy faces further setbacks.
Op-Ed Contributor: Plain English Is the Best Policy
People ? especially when they are sick ? shouldn?t need to rely on state agencies to help them decipher their insurance policies.
Faded Glory: Polishing Flint?s Jewels
In the economically hard-hit city of Flint, Mich., the Carriage Town neighborhood is on the upswing, with renovations of Victorian-era houses like this 1872 one owned by Nick Hoffman.While many neighborhoods in Flint, Mich., feel all but abandoned, in Carriage Town a group of persistent residents have restored dozens of Victorian-era houses.
Toyota, Hybrid Innovator, Holds Back in Race to Go Electric
Mitsubishi and Nissan hope to leapfrog Toyota and G.M. by focusing on battery-powered cars rather than hybrids like the Prius and the Volt.
Television Review | 'Project Runway': Designers, Start Your Engines for Season 6
Though the setting of ?Project Runway,? now on Lifetime, has shifted from New York to Los Angeles, the look and feel of the show are essentially unchanged.
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