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Most E-mailed news on 25 June 2009 |
Well: How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains
A recipe for indulging: salt, sugar and fat, mixed many ways. But we can fight it.
Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears
AltaRock Energy will drill near San Francisco using a method that has caused earthquakes elsewhere.
Refreshing by Definition
A guide to summer bartending, when the only frost is on the glass.
Despite Recession, High Demand for Skilled Labor
Employers are begging for specially skilled applicants in fields like critical care nursing and geology.
Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance
Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, apologized in a rambling news conference for having an affair, ending a mystery over his disappearance.
The Pour: A Beer, Please, and a (Good) Menu
DBGB Kitchen and Bar prides itself on its beer list and its food.Great beer abounds today in New York. But while aficionados yearn to have beer taken as seriously as wine, too often beer is presented in a context that diminishes the respect it deserves.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Green Revolution(s)
Iranian reformers don?t need praise. They need the United States to end its dependency on the oil that finances Iran?s Islamic dictatorship.
Abroad: Elgin Marble Argument in a New Light
The new Acropolis Museum in Athens is a $200 million, 226,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art rebuttal to Britain?s argument for keeping the Elgin Marbles.
Flutes Offer Clues to Stone-Age Music
Archaeologists said a bone flute and two fragments of ivory flutes discovered last fall represent the earliest known flowering of music-making in Stone Age culture.
Rethinking Gender Bias in Theater
A yearlong research project, conducted by a Princeton economics student, both confirms and upends assumptions about bias in the playwriting business.
Op-Ed Columnist: Vice and Spice
World leaders may have flaws, but Barack Obama?s nicotine addiction is positively monkish compared with Silvio Berlusconi?s Vesuvial vices.
Mixing Drinks With Work and Staying Sober, Too
Del Pedro at Pegu Club.Although the hospitality industry has outgrown many of its hard-partying ways, nondrinkers and bar or restaurant work don?t always mix easily.
Your Money: For Older Investors, Old Rules May Not Apply
The fall in the stock market has analysts giving conflicting advice to investors with short time windows.
Op-Ed Columnist: The End of the Beginning
The Iranian uprising of 2009 has ended its first phase, but the volatility is certain to endure over the coming year.
When He Was Barry
?Barack Obama: The Freshman,? an exhibition of photographs taken when Mr. Obama was an undergraduate, is up through July 18 at the M+B Gallery in Los Angeles.Even back in 1980, when Barack Obama was a freshman at Occidental College in California, he had clear-cut ideas about style and self-presentation.
United States 2, Spain 0: Americans Stun Spain and the Soccer World
With goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey, the U.S. defeated the world?s top-ranked team to advance to the Confederations Cup final.
Citigroup Has a Plan to Fatten Salaries
The plan is a test for the Obama administration, which wants to limit compensation at companies that have received federal bailouts.
Op-Ed Contributor: When Judicial Activism Suits the Right
The debates on race and the law surrounding Judge Sonia Sotomayor?s nomination are highlighting a deep inconsistency in the way conservatives approach these issues.
Easing a College Financial Aid Headache
The Obama administration is working to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a detailed form that scares off many students.
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