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Most E-mailed news on 20 September 2009 |
Op-Ed Columnist: The Scourge Persists
The fact that a black man is in the White House has so unsettled much of white America that the lid is coming off the racism that had been simmering all along.
36 Hours in Cleveland
Local entrepreneurs and bohemian dreamers alike are sinking roots into this city by opening a wave of funky boutiques and sophisticated restaurants.
Helping Elderly Leave Nursing Homes for a Home
More states are aiming to disprove the notion that once people have settled into a nursing home, they will stay.
The Holy Grail of the Unconscious
What the unearthing of Carl Jung?s Red book is doing to the Jungs and the Jungians (and maybe your dreams).
Mind: When a Parent?s ?I Love You? Means ?Do as I Say?
Evidence is now available about the mainstream thinking on the disciplining of children.
Op-Ed Columnist: Happily Ever After
We?re Guiding Lightless for the first time since 1936. This may be the beginning of the end for soap operas.
Recession Drives Women Back to the Work Force
Many highly educated women who had left work to stay at home with their children are rejoining the labor pool.
Taking Care of Parents Also Means Taking Care of Finances
Caring for aging parents can quickly cause an unexpected financial squeeze, and put the savings of adult children in jeopardy.
For Edwards, Drama Builds Toward a Denouement
Facing an investigation involving his extramarital affair, John Edwards is considering declaring that he is the father of the woman?s child, associates said.
Op-Ed Columnist: No, It?s Not About Race
The backlash against President Obama is the latest iteration of a populist tendency against money being siphoned off by condescending elites and going to those who do not work.
Uncovering a Small Town (and Some Tall Tales)
An odd excavation site that recently opened to the public on Governors Island purports to offer artifacts, not of the Mesoamerican but of the midcentury variety.
Below, the A-List Eats; Above, Bare-Bones Lives
The four floors above J.G. Melon, the Upper East Side restaurant with the rarefied air, are a different remnant of old New York: single-room occupancy residences.
If It?s Tuesday, It Must Be ?Siegfried?
Wagner?s ?Ring,? a towering blend of music and myth, continues to send a certain breed of operagoer in quest of the next performance.
Op-Ed Columnist: Here We Go Again
Most Americans know that racism is an issue in this country. The question is if ? and to what degree ? that racism animates critics of the president.
Editorial Observer: The Extinction Knot: A Hidden Crisis in Northern Australia
The landscape of northern Australia is rapidly losing its biological resilience because of the influence of non-native predators.
Op-Ed Contributor: Joe Wilson?s War
Congress has a long and storied culture of apology, to go along with its long and storied culture of insult, and the two traditions are inextricably bound together.
A Soldier?s Voice Rediscovered
A recording of a radio broadcast of a battlefield Sabbath service in Germany in 1944 has become an unlikely YouTube hit.
In One Study, a Heart Benefit for Chocolate
People who eat chocolate have increased survival rates after a heart attack, researchers in Sweden found in an observational study.
By Degrees: Plugged-In Age Feeds a Hunger for Electricity
The rise of electronic devices amounts to the fastest-growing source of power demand in the world, and there is resistance to efficiency rules.
Life in the Slow Lane: Navigating the Erie Canal
A family spends three days on a houseboat, gliding by the farms and small towns of upstate New York, at five miles an hour.
Vaccine for Swine Flu Is Ahead of Expectations
Nearly all the early doses will be a nasal spray not recommended for pregnant women or people with health problems, federal officials said.
Art Review | 'Kandinsky': The Angel in the Architecture
A sleek Kandinsky retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum offers an unencumbered view of his painting career.
Surfacing: A Berlin Hub?s Arty Spinoff
Hordes of artists and gallery owners are moving from established art districts into the Reuterkiez neighborhood.
Your Money: Hurry Up and Credit My Account
In a digital age, banks still operate under old laws on how quickly they credit accounts when consumers make deposits. Can procedures be speeded up?
Tuna Town in Japan Sees Falloff of Its Fish
The dark red flesh of the Pacific bluefin tuna is called ?black gold? by fishermen in Oma, Japan, but the catches are steadily dwindling.
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