|
Most E-mailed news on 12 September 2009 |
Op-Ed Contributor: Big Food vs. Big Insurance
The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care.
On Tiny Block Island, Summer Lasts Longer
With most of the island open until Columbus Day, locals say September and October are a great time to visit this Rhode Island destination.
Your Money: Seven New Rules for the First-Time Home Buyer
Stretch financially to buy your first house, so-called experts used to say. No more. A damaged financial system requires new strategies.
Art Review | 'Monet?s Water Lilies': Serenade in Blue
Devotees of late Monet can rejoice. The Museum of Modern Art is putting all three of his beloved waterlily paintings on view for the first time since 2001.
One Vaccine Shot Seen as Protective for Swine Flu
Clinical trials are showing that the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine protects with one dose instead of two, so the supplies being made will go twice as far.
Grrr, Sniff, Arf
A cognitive scientist leads a tour of the sensations and thought processes of dogs.
German Geothermal Project Leads to Second Thoughts After the Earth Rumbles
German officials are reviewing the safety of a plant that extracts heat from below the earth?s surface, an operation that scientists say set off an earthquake last month.
Bento Boxes Win Lunch Fans
Sheri Chen of San Leandro, Calif., fills bento boxes for her children with bunny-shaped eggs and such.They might seem like kids? stuff, but a sense of fun ? and built-in portion control ? have helped make the Japanese lunches called bento boxes increasingly popular with adults in the United States.
High Fashion Faces a Redefining Moment
Outside Macy?s in Queens before ?Fashion?s Night Out,? a citywide shopping event tied to Fashion Week.A business built on fantasy and aspiration is in trouble, as consumers seem unwilling to spend at any price level.
Seaside Resort of a Certain Age Enjoys an Eclectic Renaissance
Odd juxtapositions ? bowling and burlesque, vintage clothing alongside ?only in New Jersey? novelties ? are a hallmark of today?s Asbury Park.
400 Years Later, Another Dutch Island
With site-specific performances of all sizes and media, the New Island Festival on Governors Island invites New Yorkers to experience the culture of the Netherlands.
Doradal Journal: Colombia Confronts Drug Lord?s Legacy: Hippos
Introduced to Colombia by the drug lord Pablo Escobar, the hippopotamus is prompting a debate over the containment of invasive species.
How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?
The Great Recession was the result not only of lax regulation in Washington and reckless risk-taking on Wall Street but also of faulty theorizing in academia.
Arctic Shortcut Beckons Shippers as Ice Thaws
Two German ships are poised to complete, for the first time, a commercial shipment transit from Asia to Europe over the waters of the Arctic north of Russia.
In Toronto, Directing Is Clearly Women?s Work
The 34th Toronto International Film Festival opened on Thursday with the women in charge.
Editorial: A Clear Responsibility
Any critic who still questions the need for health care reform should look at the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates of the number of people without health insurance.
Because They Believe
Steadfast allegiance to the Democratic Party, Norman Podhoretz insists, flies in the face of Jewish interests.
Obama Factor Plays to Senator?s Advantage
After surviving a sex scandal, Senator David Vitter has capitalized on Louisiana?s displeasure with the president.
At Home With Amy Sohn: A Park Slope Novel Seems a Little Too Real
Amy Sohn's novel about the leafy enclave of Park Slope has offended some residents for its satirical portrait. "I still wouldn't want to live anywhere else," she said.Amy Sohn?s new novel, ?Prospect Park West,? is set in the Brooklyn neighborhood known for its gracious brownstones, liberal values and so-called helicopter moms.
A Fortress City That Didn?t Come to Be
Looking west from the Chrysler Building on Tuesday. Skyscrapers still draw tenants, which seemed unlikely after 9/11.In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, many New Yorkers imagined a grim future that has not come to pass.
Op-Ed Contributors: To Save Afghanistan, Look to Its Past
Any one of the crises Afghanistan faces would justify convening a loya jirga, or grand assembly. But the most compelling reason for doing so is to select a president.
Op-Ed Columnist: Our One-Party Democracy
China?s one-party autocracy can impose the important policies needed to move a society forward in the 21st century. Is this a political advantage?
Op-Ed Contributor: After the Storms, an Island of Calm ? and Resilience
It is possible to take some comfort from the past ? to know that while the lives lost on 9/11 will never return, this place on earth has the capacity to recover and renew.
Last Year?s Poverty Rate Was Highest in 12 Years
Census Bureau data showed a rise in the poverty rate last year and documented a decline in employer-provided health insurance and in coverage for adults.
Art Review | 'William Blake?s World': The Palace of Excess Imagination
The engravings, drawings, watercolors and handmade books of the artist, poet and irritated ecstatic at the Morgan Library & Museum gets the fall season off to a transporting start.
|