An Online Magazine Published Weekdays Since 1999
Headlines for 5 April 2006

New York’s currently: resolute as often as it can afford to be

 Massachusetts takes stab at nearly universal health coverage.

 Despite Katrina, insurance companies saw record profits last year—executives call it a fluke.

 Emphasis on abstinence and fidelity promotion stymying government AIDS plan.

 Hussein charged with genocide; chaos and comedy as Saddam returns to court.

 A military history of the ace of spades, so-called “death card.”

 Former senior Sinn Fein member, and British spy, Denis Donaldson found shot dead.

 Atlantic subscribers, see Matthew Teague’s “Double Blind” for more on Donaldson.

 1950s CIA assassination manual.

 The final match-up in Round Two of the ToB: Iweala vs. McEwan, judged by Adrienne Brodeur!

 Rushdie’s new introduction to Midnight’s Children explains how the novel came about.

 Number 12 show in the U.S. is number one in the world.

 Reality-show family adviser Rabbi Shmuley Boteach explains what’s wrong with American families.

 Does Katie Couric really deserve the press coverage of a missing white woman?

 Want to buy real estate in New York? Maybe you should work for Condo Nast.

 Trade group Prostitutes of New York hosts tax workshop.

 Woman’s hair weave snares bullet in the Bronx.

 Paperweight with a bullet inside explodes when teacher tries to squash a bug.

 Maryland beats Duke 78-75 in overtime, tying second-biggest comeback in a national championship game.

 Quadriplegic will scale Swiss mountain with aid from climber in robot suit.

 Malcolm Gladwell on the reasons we need to get by.

 Video: The art of motion.

Recently Published
Headlines for April 2006
S M T W T F S
            1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30            

« March 2006


This Week at TMN
Longing for the Sad Bastards

Part One

Sean Wilentz

Gender-Bending Grade-Schooler Attracts Notice

Covenant Schmovenant
From the Attic
Everyday Matters In a city of unexpected fates and constant change, it’s hard to pin down the state of things. Drawing can help, especially after a traumatic accident. An excerpt from Danny Gregory’s new drawing-diary, Everyday Matters.

Birnbaum v. Kevin Guilfoile Do genre writers have more fun than plain old novelists? Is it possible to embed philosophical thought in a thriller? For an all-around TMN smorgasbord, our brain in Boston Robert Birnbaum chats with Contributing Writer Kevin Guilfoile about his new novel.

Here Is 47th Street New York City’s diamond district is a zone of secret laws, hidden shops, and real-estate chicanery. One-block buff and guide Stephen Kilnisan pulls back the curtain.

Rosencrantz & Joshua In a contemporary re-telling (not really) of Romeo & Juliet by e-mail, Rosecrans Baldwin and Joshua Allen find their love with gratuitous profanity. Note: Contains very bad language.
Click to win $100 from TMN and Blufr