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Most E-mailed news on 23 April 2009 |
Well: What Are Friends For? A Longer Life
Many people overlook a powerful weapon in the quest for better health: their friends.
Op-Ed Columnist: Swimming Without a Suit
America needs to invest money and energy into schools with a sense of urgency that the economic and moral stakes demand.
An Effort to Save Flint, Mich., by Shrinking It
Civic leaders advocate demolishing entire blocks to concentrate on healthier ones.
Op-Ed Contributor: Who?s Buried in Cleopatra?s Tomb?
No matter what the tombs of Taposiris Magna in Egypt yield, they are unlikely to offer up an answer to the vexed question of women and power.
In Adopting Harsh Tactics, No Look at Past Use
Top U.S. officials involved in the adoption of brutal interrogation methods did not investigate the origins of the techniques they approved with little debate.
Economic Scene: For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn?t Near
Two auctions, one in Washington and one in Miami, suggest that real estate prices have not bottomed out.
More Wii Warriors Are Playing Hurt
Larry Priebe playing on a Wii in Crest Hill, Ill. Users have had sprained ankles and repetitive stress injuries.A video game offers a little exercise, a little fun and, for some, a little ache the next day.
Take 1 Recipe, Mince, Reduce, Serve
A woman in Northern Ireland has attracted a following on Twitter by sharing recipes, compressing them to fit within a tweet?s 140-character limit.
Is This Seat Taken? In Front Rows of New Ballparks, No
The Mets and the Yankees failed to sell about 5,000 tickets ? including some of the priciest seats ? to each of their first few games after last week?s openers.
Magazine Preview: Growing Up Buckley
A son remembers what it was like to be the only child of two charismatic ? and complicated ? parents.
Japan Pays Foreign Workers to Go Home
Latin Americans who have lost their jobs are being offered money to return to their home countries.
The Pour: His Big Idea Is to Get Small
Randall Grahm is shaking things up at Bonny Doon Vineyard.Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon, a major California vineyard, has sold off some of his moneymaking labels and embraced farming without irrigation, in the Old World style.
Books of The Times: Helen Gurley Brown: The Original Carrie Bradshaw
Jennifer Scanlon?s biography of Helen Gurley Brown charts her rise from growing up in poverty to editing Cosmopolitan, and argues that she deserves more credit as a pioneering feminist.
Breast-Feeding Benefits Mothers, Study Finds
Mothers who have breast-fed are less likely to develop hypertension and cardiovascular disease, a large study finds.
Reported Suicide of Executive Is Latest Shock at Freddie Mac
David B. Kellermann, the troubled mortgage giant?s acting chief financial officer, reportedly hanged himself on Tuesday.
Op-Ed Guest Columnist: It?s 2009. Do You Know Where Your Soul Is?
So much of the discussion today is about value, not values. Aid well spent can be an example of both, values and value for money.
New Group Is Formed to Sponsor Native Arts
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation will provide direct grants to artists and work to increase financial support for indigenous arts and cultures.
Hoping Mezcal Can Turn the Worm
Lorenzo Angeles Mendoza is a mezcal distiller.Compared with tequila, Mexico?s other spirit of the agave plant, mezcal is small time. But a few producers have found friends to help them get ahead, particularly in New York.
Court Debates Strip Search of Student
The Supreme Court spent an hour on Tuesday debating what middle school students are apt to hide in their underwear and what should be done about it.
Wider Drug War Threatens Colombian Indians
Indigenous groups have been displaced by armed men seeking control of regions coveted in the drug trade.
As Housing Market Dips, More in U.S. Are Staying Put
Fewer Americans moved in 2008 than in any year since 1962, the Census Bureau said, a lack of mobility that prompted concerns on the economy.
Pushing the Limit: Ultimate Board Champ Mixes Waves, Ice and Wheels
To crown an all-around championship of skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding, the Ultimate Boarder contest in Southern California attracted 55 competitors.
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