Headlines from October 14, 2009
- Clinton pokes Russian bear, prefers Medvedev to Putin, prods Muscovites to be more like Brin.
- Russian courts side with the badmouthing of Stalin.
- Instapaper for the commute: Hunting for cigars, and finding much more, in Cuba.
- Vaclav Havel's thoughts on the current "era of disgust" in Czech politics, and the pitfalls of "special treatment."
- Rambling, rambunctious, condescending account of the true lives of Czechs.
- Video: Interview with Bronx paramedic who witnessed the birth of hip-hop.
- Rockwell was no more a man of simple vision than he was the house artist of the right wing.
- Radioactive writer--with doctor's note to prove he's not a weapon--on why he's not afraid of a nuclear attack.
- Science lacking behind the "cool-down" concept in exercise; the "lactic acid theory" is hogwash, say scientists.
- Twenty-seven hours into the world's toughest footrace, things really started to get interesting.
- Recipe and directions for how to preserve a complete whale skeleton.
- Taste test of six apples you'll find at market right now.
- Examples of correspondence deserving of a wider audience.
- Op: Straight women use vampires to process their love for gay men.
- Photographic tour of the Providence Athenaeum.
- Stunning covers--and notes by the designer--from old issues of Fortune.
- The health-care battle is not Democrats vs. Republicans; it's the White House vs. the insurance companies.
- GQ's tour through the 50 most powerful people in D.C.
- Snowe votes with the Democrats--but refuses to promise future cooperation--and is hailed as a master playmaker.
- Wall Street's employee payout to hit record level this year, surpassing 2007's boom money.
- Calvin Trillin listens to an Ivy Leaguer who blames Wall Street's crash on fellow Ivy Leaguers.
- How can these people get so riled? / He only raped a single child. Trillin's ode to Roman Polanski.
- Profile of Wes Anderson reveals he directed Fantastic Mr. Fox by email, earning crew hatred.
- Op: Prohibition of a legal organ market assumes people can't make rational choices about their own bodies.
- Reading is like sex--people will try to convince you to do it in a group. Ignore them.
- Jane Friedman founds company to push old titles into sparkling new e-books.
- #drac: Leslie Klinger on Victorian publishing.
- Richard Powers on 1992's great soaking of Chicago.
- In New York, traffic jams help the environment by driving people out of their cars.
- Interactive graphic dedicated to 50 years of space exploration.
- Photo tour of a Leica factory.