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Most E-mailed news on 31 July 2009 |
By Degrees: White Roofs Catch On as Energy Cost Cutters
Some homeowners are embracing so-called ?cool roofs? that reflect heat as an affordable tool against climate change.
Op-Ed Columnist: 59 Is the New 30
When Tiger Woods wins by 15 strokes, we are in awe. But when Tom Watson, a man our own age and size, whips the world?s best, who are half his age, we identify.
A Look at Who Naps
In a national survey, one in three admitted to being a napper.
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.
Lucrative Fees May Deter Efforts to Alter Loans
Many mortgage companies that make big profits on late fees are reluctant to give strapped homeowners a break.
Ortiz and Ramirez Said to Be on ?03 Doping List
Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were among the baseball players who tested positive, lawyers said.
Texas Hospital Flexing Muscle in Health Fight
A major source of campaign contributions for Senate Democrats is a physician-owned hospital that is trying to soften health care legislation.
Managing an Online Reputation
Monitoring Web conversations, interacting with customers and honing your technical know-how can help your business get ahead.
Op-Ed Columnist: Crisis in the Operating Room
One of the most lethal forms of sex discrimination is the systematic inattention to reproductive health care, from family planning to childbirth.
Op-Ed Columnist: Sarah Grabs the Grievance Grab Bag From Hillary
Sarah Palin has now morphed into what the Republicans always caricatured Hillary Clinton as: preachy, screechy and angry.
A Neuroscience Professor Makes Her Move to the Racetrack
Michelle Nihei, once a researcher at Johns Hopkins, left the academic world to pursue a career in horse racing, and now she?s a trainer at Saratoga.
Op-Ed Contributor: Bright Lights, Big Internet
The Internet courses with all the raw ambition and creative energy that the hard times seem to have drained from New York.
Film Food, Ready for Its ?Bon Appetit?
Meryl Streep as Julia Child.The new movie ?Julie & Julia? is the latest film to feature food that is edible and even delicious ? no half-cooked turkeys colored with motor oil or ice cream carved from Crisco.
Reverend Ike, Who Preached Riches, Dies at 74
The Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II was one of the first evangelists to embrace television.
U.S. Adviser?s Blunt Memo on Iraq: Time ?to Go Home?
A senior American military adviser says that the Iraqi forces suffer from deeply entrenched deficiencies, but that extending the stay of U.S. forces won?t help.
For an Ex-Fullback, Big Plays in a New Game
Keith Miller is perhaps the only opera singer who can talk about ?running an aria? the way a fullback talks about running for daylight.
Books of The Times: A Turning Tide in Europe as Islam Gains Ground
Christopher Caldwell argues that through decades of mass immigration to Europe?s hospitable cities and because of a strong disinclination to assimilate, Muslims are changing the face of Europe.
New Poll Finds Growing Unease on Health Plan
President Obama?s ability to shape the debate on health care appears to be waning as opponents portray the effort as a government takeover, according to a Times/CBS News poll.
The New Antiquarians
Collectors like Hollister, left, and Porter Hovey, sisters with an appetite for late 19th-century relics like apothecary cabinets and dressmakers? dummies, are turning their homes into pastiches of the past.Taxidermy, clubby insignia and ancestral portraits have been decorative staples at trendy restaurants and clothing stores for a while, but now they are catching on at home.
Chinese Workers Say Illness Is Real, Not Hysteria
Officials said breathing difficulty and paralysis that affected more than 1,000 were mass hysteria.
Big Banks Paid Billions in Bonuses Amid Wall St. Crisis
Amid dwindling profits and government bailouts, Wall Street?s million dollar club had nearly 5,000 members in 2008, New York?s attorney general reported.
How Do You Like Me Now?
Eric Gaskins?s designer business is gone, but The Emperor?s Old Clothes, his blog, lives on.The man behind one of fashion?s most scathing blogs steps from the shadows as his own company fails.
Wife/Mother/Worker/Spy: The Whining Road to Straighter Teeth
A mother takes whatever steps necessary to prevent a Polident future.
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