Headlines from September 20, 2010
- Obama's political advisers consider boosting Democrats by saddling G.O.P. candidates with the specter of the Tea Party.
- Though the Tea Partiers' advertising genie has brought recent, global attention to their movement, some question his roots in the G.O.P.
- "Fortunes spent to send Amherst boys for an interesting learning experience in Venezuela." Moynihan papers reveal gems on the Peace Corps, Washington players.
- The fate of authors' personal libraries: some are salvaged, some end up at the Strand, some with marginalia worth noting.
- Doorman finds 18th-century painting that a drunk art dealer lost earlier this month.
- Whether the recession affected your employment--and how long it affected you--may boil down to whether you have a college degree.
- On her way toward a liberal arts degree, TMN's Angela Chen asks others why they chose the road less marketable.
- Philip Graham picks up Studs Terkel's Working, recalls the inspiring story of a Walmart greeter with a Ph.D.
- From Moses and his rod to Jesus and God, the Bible is full of cyborgs.
- Scientists manipulate genomes to make goats produce silk, revolutionize health care.
- Researcher posits how political orientation affects the famous "trolley" moral dilemma.
- Nobel Prize-winner learns that the real-life version of her literary hero was a traitor.
- Despite a decade of adoration, I have no read whatsoever on Stephen Malkmus. Personal notes on Pavement.
- France sends soldiers to Niger's capital to retrieve kidnapped hostages.
- When these reports come in, I wonder if I'm the only human who will ever read them. Q&A with Pentagon's top arms buyer.
- Brief diary from Santo Domingo: bosoms, breezes, brightly colored birds, and very happy German sex tourists.
- London learns from Paris that maintaining bikes for public use requires regular influx of new bikes.
- Ground Zero tribute went dark five times, allowing 10,000 birds to resume migrating.
- Low-light illusion causes people to see apparitions in their own faces.
- Long read: Profile of Russian serial killer who killed more than Jeffrey Dahmer, Jack the Ripper, and Son of Sam combined.
- Websites registered for Putin's 2012 presidential bid.
- Slideshow: Clothes worn by dictators.
- Interview with anonymous chronicler blogging Mexico's drug war.
- Crowdsourced global price index for marijuana.
- Defendant has willfully continued to offer food services from buildings with goats on the roof.
- Summer/Fall of the TMN book: Jessica Francis Kane describes The Report's gestation on NPR.
- Analysis of how acronyms devalue psychology.
- Typeface creator Matthew Carter discusses how fonts adapt for print and screen.
- Inside YouTube culture, where web stars deliberate whether to cross over.
- Related: TMN writers account for a day spent on the internet.