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Who shot Major Hasan? It sounds like the title of a bad Simpsons episode, were the storyline not so tragic. But what unfolded last week at Fort Hood followed a […]
The Washington Post sets out the changing face of the US-Japan relationship ahead of Obama’s visit to Tokyo this week amid some complex politics.
Scientists searching for the Loch Ness monster have unearthed 100,000 golf balls – and no Nessie.
Police in Georgia say a pilot tried to hit officers with his plane at a small airport.
Israel claims it has seized a cargo ship containing evidence that Iran is supplying Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with weapons.
Dita Von Teese has given up Los Angeles for Paris because “Europe gets her art.”
The brown pelican has been removed from the endangered species list after a century of special protection.
An attempt by Carrie Prejean to storm off Larry King was thwarted by dithering and a commercial break.
A global dating service called BeautifulPeople.com has turned away 1.8m people for being “too ugly” in the two weeks since its launch.
Recently retired senator Dave Schultheis has caused outrage online by comparing Obama to the 9/11 hijackers on Twitter.
A British police-man sacked for believing in psychics has received backing from judges in an employment tribunal.
Last week, I wrote about the dangers of waiting until the chemicals we are exposed to are conclusively proven to be dangerous before regulating them, especially when most studies on […]
Who are the "Tea Party" activists, and what do they hope to accomplish? Will their crusade purify American conservatism or factionalize it further? Former Republican House Minority leader Dick Armey, […]
Ben Heineman’s book, High Performance with High Integrity, is a sort of memo to CEOs on how to run a major company. He would know; Heineman was GE’s general counsel […]
The New York Times reported today that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s office asked a Manhattan high school newspaper to alter quotations of the Justice following a talk he gave […]
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The author shares one of the "ranting inner monologues" that make him toss and turn.
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With skyscrapers rising and infrastructure rotting, novelist Paul Auster explains what makes him "wistful" about his changing city.
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The novelist believes that it's "the burning need to do it," not to be praised, that spurs great writing.
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Philip Roth believes books will soon be dead. Paul Auster respectfully—and strenuously—disagrees.