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Most E-mailed news on 28 August 2009 |
State of the Art: Apple?s Sleek Upgrade
A ?smaller, faster and more refined? operating system for Mac.
Op-Ed Columnist: Health Care Fit for Animals
Why a health insurance executive decided to speak out against an industry that he was once paid to defend.
More Sun for Less: Solar Panels Drop in Price
More factories that make the material used in solar panels have opened, and the global demand for them has fallen.
After Diagnosis, Determined to Make a ?Good Ending?
From the time his brain cancer was diagnosed 15 months ago, Senator Kennedy spoke of having a ?good ending for myself.?
Downturn Dims Prospects Even at Top Law Schools
Law students deep in debt from elite schools would often count on being hired by big-name firms, but those opportunities are drying up, and competition is growing.
Skin Deep: Black Hair, Still Tangled in Politics
Michelle Obama and 11-year-old Malia, who wore her hair in twists this summer.Getting ?good hair? often means transforming one?s tightly coiled roots; but it is also more freighted, for many African-American women and some men, than simply a choice about grooming.
Cyberwar: Defying Experts, Rogue Computer Code Still Lurks
A rogue program, known as Conficker, has confounded the efforts of security experts to trace its origins and purpose.
The Curious Cook: Prolonging the Life of Berries
To protect blueberries, pop them in a pot.Thermotherapy, a very hot fruit bath, is an effective way to stave off mold growth on berries.
Op-Ed Contributor: Italian Women Rise Up
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi?s sexist behavior has fueled a feminist movement.
Magazine Preview: Strained by Katrina, a Hospital Faced Deadly Choices
Four years after Katrina, wheelchairs and equipment litter a walkway to the helipad at the former Memorial Medical Center, parts of which have not reopened.Overtired after the hurricane, doctors and nurses in New Orleans injected some patients with drugs. Were they trying to comfort those patients ? or hasten their deaths?
Abroad: German Viewers Love Their Detectives
?Tatort,? a popular police drama that has been broadcast in Germany since 1970, is a kind of microcosm of the German Federal Republic.
Restaurants: Good Tips at the End of His Meals
Naomichi Yasuda of Sushi Yasuda in Midtown.In his final column, The Times?s restaurant critic answers questions that he was often asked or that he wished he?d been asked over the years.
Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Stalwart, Is Dead at 77
Senator Kennedy, a man who knew acclaim and tragedy in near-equal measure, will be remembered as one of the most effective lawmakers in the history of the Senate.
Good Things Do Come in Pairs
Mary-Kate, left, and Ashley Olsen have emerged as unlikely designers with their clothing lines The Row, and Elizabeth and James. Above, the twins at their Manhattan warehouse.With two fashion labels, and no formal training, the Olsens have exceeded expectations and outshined some better-known designers.
They?re Old Enough to Text. Now What?
From make-believe cellphones for toddlers to unlimited texting devices for preteenagers: a guide.
Some ?West Side? Lyrics Are Returned to English
The producers of ?West Side Story? are changing some Spanish lyrics in hopes of a bigger dramatic wallop.
Deskbound, Romancing the Brick
Monty Wilson gave up a career in finance to start a floor refinishing business.Society may not prize manual labor, but that may be where the jobs are.
United Tastes: In Praise of the All-American Mexican Hot Dog
In Tucson, vendors peddle hot dogs that are wrapped in bacon, griddled until dog and bacon fuse, garnished with taco truck condiments and stuffed into split-top rolls.
Editorial: Senator Edward Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy, a master legislator of the modern Senate, insisted that politics be grasped through the prism of human needs.
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.
Adjusting Caps to Fit the Times
The New Era Cap Company, which produces 72,000 baseball hats a week, says that sales are down 10 percent this year and that customers want simple designs for modest times.
See Jane Run, Bike and Swim
A young competitor prepares for the bike race.Triathlons for children have become tremendously popular, drawing participants as young as 3 (who probably did not come up with the idea themselves).
Islamic Radicalism Slows Moroccan Reforms
Morocco has long been viewed as a liberalizing Islamic state, but under pressure from Islamic radicalism the pace of change has slowed.
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