Headlines from October 29, 2009
- Summary of the Army's shock-and-awe campaign in Afghanistan--against the C.I.A.
- Reading Gorbachev's fears of humiliation in Afghanistan in light of U.S. policy.
- Examples of Chinese graffiti discouraging whistle-blowing.
- New take on grief says it's not work, you can recover quickly and most people do.
- Instapaper for the commute: Obamas: Our marriage isn't flawless, it needs to be free of politics, and it will outlast the White House.
- New report says grandmothering extends lifespans.
- My father relented when it came to football. Tales from Osama Bin Laden's son.
- Linguist: Assuming that we can keep 6,000 languages alive is like supposing that we can stop ice from developing soft spots.
- Grammar prophets make money by "validating the ire of purists."
- How Celtics star Antoine Walker likely squandered $110 million.
- Interesting analysis of changes in news photography, particularly when subjects get involved.
- I long to hold a human brain in my hands. Reports from a human dissection class.
- TMN readers, writers, and editors' first horror movies.
- It's what you don't see that's so powerful. Martin Scorcese's favorite scary films.
- Collection of Chernikhov's architectural fantasies.
- Ahmadinejad appears set to sign an I.A.E.A. proposal to ship its enriched uranium abroad.
- China faces its own health care woes; the nation's reformed care still leaves citizens depleted.
- U.N. torture expert turned away at Zimbabwe border, despite an invitation from its prime minister.
- Video: Man caught trying to smuggle snakes through customs by taping them to his body.
- Lying and cheating. There's nothing better. Gore Vidal on American values, Roman Polanski, the Clintons, and more.
- Philosophy has become nothing more than a study in writing book reports.
- MFA programs as analyzed by their website banner pictures.
- Contract law goes to infinity and beyond, sometimes claiming rights "throughout the universe."
- Stage prompters are alive and well on (and off) Broadway.
- If hosts are a dying breed it becomes a social responsibility to carry on. Foodies look for the disappearing dinner party.
- On the "Hey Jude" flowchart, all roads lead to "Na."