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Most E-mailed news on 23 July 2009 |
The Minimalist: 101 Simple Salads for the Season
Clockwise, from top left: tuna, egg, green beans (No. 56); carrots, blueberries, sunflower seeds (7); croutons, tomatoes, mozzarella (42); walnuts, blue cheese, raspberries (49); couscous, oranges, honey (95); strawberries, tomatoes, Parmesan (13).These summer salads minimize work at the stove and capitalize on the season, when great fruit and vegetables are plentiful.
Op-Ed Columnist: Whirling Dervish Drivers
Americans are so addicted to techno-surfing that they?ve gotten hubristic about how many machines they can juggle simultaneously.
For High Line Visitors, Park Is a Railway Out of Manhattan
The High Line is still under construction. Yet the park already seems like a permanent fixture, almost a small town in the air.
The Puppy Diaries: Taking the Plunge With a New Dog
The first article in a weekly series about the challenges and satisfactions of raising a puppy through its first year of life.
Economic Scene: Challenge to Health Bill: Selling Reform
Health care will cost the typical American household roughly $15,000 this year, but many don?t notice how much they?re paying.
Artists Find Backers as Labels Wane
Companies are planning to invest in artists who lack record deals and help them find audiences online.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Class Too Dumb to Quit
Let?s hope the officers who were too stubborn to give up and figured out an anti-insurgency strategy in Iraq can rebuild Afghanistan.
Op-Ed Columnist: Liberal Suicide March
It once seemed as if President Obama would lead a center-left coalition, but instead, he has deferred to the Old Bulls on Capitol Hill on issue after issue.
News Analysis: Pinch of Reality Threatens the California Dream
Three decades of population growth, budget problems and the rising cost of social services are being felt in California.
Magazine Preview: The Ultimate Obama Insider
Valerie Jarrett is one of the president?s most influential advisers. So what does she do, exactly?
Ricky Williams Is Hoping to Heal Others, and His Image
At 32, N.F.L. running back Ricky Williams, with a self-described reputation as ?the poster child for marijuana,? is looking toward a career in holistic healing.
Home Burials Offer an Intimate Alternative
In the downturn, the do-it-yourself ethos extends to families burying loved ones, sometimes in their yards.
A Bronx Star Without Pinstripes
Justin Fornal, a k a Baron Ambrosia, is the star of ?Bronx Flavor? on BronxNet public-access television.Justin Fornal, a k a Baron Ambrosia, introduces audiences to an array of ethnic restaurants in ?Bronx Flavor,? a gallivanting show that airs on the public-access station BronxNet.
Mom-and-Pop Operators Turn to Social Media
For many mom-and-pop businesses with no ad budget, the microblogging service is their sole means of marketing.
Radical Islamists Slip Easily Into Kenya
The Shabab, a militia that has taken over much of southern Somalia, is considered a threat to Westerners living in Kenya.
Driven to Distraction: U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted Driving
In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the wheel.
The Work-Up: Costly Drugs Known as Biologics Prompt Exclusivity Debate
Companies that own the rights to high-end treatments say allowing copycats to market too soon would hurt financial incentives.
Op-Ed Contributor: Health Insurance No One Needs
Congress?s health insurance ? that is, the heavily subsidized preferred provider plan that most members have ? is too wasteful to be a good model for America.
John S. Barry, Main Force Behind WD-40, Dies at 84
As head of the company that made WD-40, Mr. Barry brought the product to widespread use in homes where many new uses were found.
Wines of The Times: Summer?s Background Music
To see whether South American sauvignon blancs were indeed good candidates as summer sippers, the wine panel recently sampled 20 bottles.
A Master?s in Art Crime (No Cloak and Dagger)
A master?s program in Italy is focusing on the restitution of looted art in what is billed as the first master?s in international art crime studies.
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