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Short songs with lots of mystery
When John Linnell and John Flansburgh were kids in Lincoln, Massachusetts, they used to love those cheap and cheerful TV ads for top-40 compilation records. Remember the K-tel pitch Twenty original artists, 20 original hits, with tiny grabs of each lined up to ring in your brain like rapid-fire sugar hits.
A Great White Shark Has Been Spotted in Massachusetts
Just in time for the influx of summer tourists to the popular Massachusetts beach, two great white sharks have been spotted off the coast of Cape Cod. State fisheries officials say two of seven great white sharks that were tagged last summer off the Cape Cod coast have been detected via their transmitter […]
How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time
At 4:30, when most of Wall Street is winding down, Walter Zimmermann begins a high-stakes, high-wire act conducted live before a paying audience. About 200 institutional investors—including airlines and oil companies—shell out up to $3,000 a month to catch his daily webcast on the volatile energy markets, a performance that can move hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Battle Over Gay Marriage
Our marriages often provoke us to throw the china and utter the unforgivables. The context is usually personal, not political, but either way, passions run high.
Essay: WELFARE AND ILLFARE: THE ALTERNATIVES TO POVERTY
In Toledo, 150 women and children invaded welfare-department headquarters last month, tumbling workers from their chairs and tossing mounds of paper work onto the floor. In Boston, 50 others staged a raucous sit in at the Massachusetts Statehouse, refusing to budge until police carted them away
World: Something they Ate
The U.S. forces that had taken over the South Seas island were in a hurry.
A Skeleton in Barney’s Closet
Cases before the House ethics committee are stacking up like planes at Washington’s National Airport, and so are the embarrassments for Congress.
The War Over Patriotism
When critics challenge Barack Obama’s patriotism, his supporters have a ready reply: True patriotism has nothing to do with little flags on politicians’ lapels.
Whose Life Is It? (Roe v. Wade)
Roe v. Wade.