Saturday, November 21, 2009
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Weekend Edition
F.I.F.A. turns down Ireland’s request to replay the handball-tainted playoff match against France.
Brooks: Geithner and Obama saved the global economy and deserve credit.
The case for This American Life as the newest propaganda arm of the conservative movement.
Positive correlation found between a country’s belief in hell and the strength of its economy.
Will Ferrell rated by Forbes as Hollywood’s worst investment property.
Senator Santorum enjoys laughing, but he doesn’t know any jokes. Comedian poses as 10-year-old to get politicians to share jokes.
Louis Armstrong’s memoir of a Jewish family shows his take on the moral failings of his own people.
Analysis of various superheroes’ powers’ scientific properties.
Weekend activity: Tell us about your nontraditional holiday traditions.
Long, nuanced account of renegade whaling and contemporary American Indian law.
Slideshow: Death masks of Keats, Robespierre, Lincoln.
Irish program where young criminals apologize in lieu of imprisonment sees decrease in reoffenders.
Costa Rican scientists build rocket to pick up space garbage.
Op: Now that water’s been discovered on the moon, we can start building our new homes.
Ten senators draw their own states; Saxby Chambliss has no idea what Georgia looks like.
High-falutin’ rock-and-roll dust-up between Radiohead, Fiery Furnaces, and Beck.
Bates Gill, Bill Gates; Milton Glaser discusses drawing while drawing; many bookshelves.
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The Game of Love
Anyone who says video games shouldn’t appeal to adults, let alone women, has never flirted with General Carth Onassi. MARIE MUTSUKI MOCKETT explores a virtual courtship.New York, New York
Joan Didion Crosses the Street
For a generation of young writers, Joan Didion is more than an icon: She tells them how the world was when their parents were young. V.L. HARTMANN explains.Profiles
By Any Other Name
Writer seeks pen name: something simple, nothing dippy, and preferably one that avoids implying a lawyer who savors puns. In two thousand words, MIKE SMITH becomes someone new.
RoseLee Goldberg
The art historian and performance-art enthusiast explains how she navigates between 110 art events in three weeks.
I didn’t set out to write a book to promote world peace; the person who does is doomed,” says Bausch.
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