Headlines from September 2, 2010
- Op: No one is sure what the war's end means; few are willing to wager a guess.
- In Somalia's civil war, pirate gangs aid both the government and the insurgents--and become a political force.
- Researchers investigate the use of diabetes drug metformin for prevention of a broad spectrum of cancers.
- Author Terry Pratchett discusses the shift to dictation, since a rare form of Alzheimer's robbed his ability to write or type.
- French comic flattens nation's leaders with short jokes, loses his job for being too good at it.
- Darwin's geoengineered island provides ideas for colonization on Mars.
- A filmmaker documents the New York accent, the dialect that went its own way 200 years ago.
- With modern art and tight corsets, David Owen tries to rebrand folk dancing as sexy.
- As Earl creeps northward, Long Islanders still remember the 1938 storm that devastated Westhampton.
- Reporter breaks down the components of a legendary roadside burger.
- Physicists prove Carlos's legendary soccer kick wasn't a fluke.
- Video: Federer's between-the-legs shots from this year's U.S. Open and last year's.
- National Geographic pictures of Pakistan's floodwaters.
- Op: Pakistan's problem isn't too much water. It's too little water--and one day it could cause a war.
- In a Missouri prison, inmates find relief through quilting for charity.
- Twenty-five percent of wrongful convictions involve false confessions. Interview with Innocence Project co-founder.
- Praying beats positive thinking in preventing infidelity.
- For men with virtual girlfriends, Atami, Japan, is the ultimate romantic getaway.
- Jessa Crispin finds a life plan halfway between European sophistication and Kansan homemaking.
- Long read: London tabloids exposed for pervasive cellphone hacking.
- Human cadavers are the hidden, icky heroes of automobile safety.
- Developer discusses challenges in putting people's genetic data on their smartphones.
- Sponsored contest: Be one of five folks to win an advance copy of Tom McCarthy's C!
- Times food critic on where and what to eat at the U.S. Open.
- Before the Man Booker, I had trouble being recognised by a bookseller when I was standing next to a stack of my own books. Hilary Mantel on prizes.
- TV writers explain how their table sessions lead to episodes.
- Video: Piano versions of pop songs set to scenes from classic films.
- Ten photos capturing moments of spontaneous badassery.
