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Most E-mailed news on 25 August 2009 |
After 48 Years, Julia Child Has a Big Best Seller, Butter and All
Almost 48 years after it was first published, ?Mastering the Art of French Cooking? by Julia Child is finally topping the best-seller list.
Experiencing Life, Briefly, Inside a Nursing Home
Medical students act as patients in a novel program that geriatric specialists hope will spark interest in their field, which is underrepresented in medicine.
Op-Ed Contributor: A Farm on Every Floor
With climate change and population growth threatening the viability of traditional farming, the time is right for the world to build the first vertical farm in an urban center.
Your Money: Maybe It?s Time to Change Credit Cards
Credit cards are raising rates and fees as new federal rules take effect. But if your credit is good, you can always switch card issuers.
Officials Weigh Circumcision to Fight H.I.V. Risk
Officials are considering promoting routine circumcision for boys born in the U.S. and whether it should be offered to adult men with risky sexual practices.
Arrest Over Software Illuminates Wall St. Secret
Ultrafast stock trading relies upon computer programs that take years to develop and are closely guarded secrets.
Mining the Web for Feelings, Not Facts
The universe of reviews, ratings and recommendations online open a tantalizing window on the collective consciousness.
The Women?s Crusade
shown with her daughter Javaria (seated), lives near Lahore, Pakistan. She was routinely beaten by her husband until she started a successful embroidery business.The liberation of women could help solve many of the world?s problems, from poverty to child mortality to terrorism.
Op-Ed Columnist: The Guns of August
The simmering undertone of violence in our politics seems to be getting darker.
Op-Ed Contributor: A Grand Bargain Over Evolution
How both believers and atheists can find common ground on natural selection.
Architecture: As Heroes Disappear, the City Needs More
The death of Charles Gwathmey has provoked a lot of nostalgic reminiscence about the New York Five, a group of influential architects of which he was part.
On to Plan B: Starting a Business
With the jobless rate hovering near double digits, some corporate refugees are taking the entrepreneurial route by necessity.
Editorial: About Your 401(k)
Most American workers relying on 401(k)?s fail to amass anywhere near what they will need for a secure retirement, and a thorough revamping of the system is needed.
All Forehands All the Time
Don Mueller says that playing tennis with a racket in each hand improves brain function and balance, and limits the potential for tennis elbow.
Obama?s Team Is Lacking Most of Its Top Players
President Obama has filled just 43 percent of more than 500 policymaking positions requiring confirmation.
Blazing New Trails in Native American Lands
A new generation of Native American entrepreneurs is bringing an updated sensibility to tribal tourism.
For Sports Obsessed, a Site Tries to Please Every Fan
Backed with $5 million from venture capitalists, the Web site is creating an almanac of every athlete and team, no matter how obscure.
Op-Ed Columnist: Food for the Soul
The central problem with modern industrial agriculture is not just that it produces unhealthy food. More fundamentally, it has no soul.
Editorial: Who Wants to Yell Next?
Representative Barney Frank could have been more civil in a town hall last week, but his response was a refreshing change from the pandering coming from other members of Congress.
Justice Dept. Report Advises Pursuing C.I.A. Abuse Cases
The Justice Department has recommended reversing the Bush administration and reopening nearly a dozen prisoner-abuse cases, potentially exposing C.I.A. employees to prosecution.
Graphic Memories of Katrina?s Ordeal
The magnitude of Hurricane Katrina is depicted on a personal level in the new graphic novel.
Books of The Times: Scarecrow, Lion, Tin Man and Freud, Too
Rebecca Loncraine means to apply a Freudian logic to the stimuli that shaped the storytelling of L. Frank Baum, the author of ?The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.?
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