Newsweek back issues from May 2007:
Sophisticated Ladies; Brooke Astor adored Edith Wharton. No wonder Astor's life feels like it was lifted from her idol's novels.
May 07, 2007;
Great Expectations; Short-story phenom Nathan Englander's first novel.
May 07, 2007;
That Chabon Sure Has Chutzpah.(Michael Chabon's new novel "The Yiddish Policemen's Union")
May 07, 2007;
Extra! Tribune Sale Involves Tax Dodge.
May 07, 2007;
Channeling Angst; The merged WB and UPN networks were supposed to be greater than the sum of the parts. No such luck.(The CW Television Network)
May 07, 2007;
Dragged Down by Debt; People with shaky credit are getting suckered by risky loans against their paychecks, homes--and even cars.
May 07, 2007;
Changing Tastes; That veal calf may end up as wiener schnitzel, but one of our greatest chefs wants it to have a happy life first.
May 07, 2007;
Mail Call: The Undoing of a Media Giant.
May 07, 2007
The Editor's Desk.
May 07, 2007
Fraudulent 'Fairness'; Conservatives dominate talk radio--but no more thoroughly than liberals dominate Hollywood, academia and much of the mainstream media.
May 07, 2007;
Lollipops & Lawsuits; Questions are raised over how a potent painkiller has been marketed.
May 07, 2007;
To Treat the Dead; The new science of resuscitation is changing the way doctors think about heart attacks--and death itself.
May 07, 2007;
Iraq's New Guns For Hire; Under siege in Baghdad, fighters from Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army are going freelance, and they're already spreading havoc to once calm parts of the country.
May 07, 2007;
Excerpt: Condi's Rescue Mission; In his forthcoming biography of Condoleezza Rice, NEWSWEEK's MARCUS MABRY explains the roots--and the consequences--of her loyalty to the president.(Twice As Good: Condoleezza Rice and Her Path To Power)(Excerpt)
May 07, 2007;
Boris Yeltsin's Wrong Moves; He ruled by fiat, firing judges, governors and legislators who crossed him. The result: Russia has become less free over the last decade.
May 07, 2007;
Spidey the Swinger; In 'Spider-Man 3,' our once reluctant hero gets a little cocky--until he discovers his dark side.(Movie review)
May 07, 2007;
A Recipe Worth Sharing; How 'Waitress' became a filmmaker's sad goodbye.(movie director Adrienne Shelly)
May 07, 2007;
What I've Missed With My Camcorder; We document every event in our children's lives. But the best moments can't be captured on video.
May 07, 2007;
Details, Details; In the next two months, Barack Obama will embark on a quest to prove that he's got as much substance as style.
May 07, 2007;
The Political Winds of War.(presidential candidates on war)
May 07, 2007;
The Military: Faith Under Fire.(Cover story)
May 07, 2007;
One Flag, Many Faiths; Jewish and Muslim chaplains have dual roles: tending to their flocks and educating everyone about different traditions.(Cover story)
May 07, 2007
Chaplains: The Calm in the Chaos; They inspire, give comfort and pray for safety. Throughout America's history, chaplains have 'come nigh unto the battle.'.(Cover story)
May 07, 2007;
In God They Trust.(American war leaders)(Cover story)
May 07, 2007;
Trials of the Truth Seekers; Historians will see the '06 election returns as indispensable to their work. Without them, we'd never know what's happened to this country.
May 07, 2007;
Newsmakers.
May 07, 2007
Perspectives.
May 07, 2007 ... Byline: Quotation sources: CNN, Christian Science Monitor, New York Times (2), Los Angeles Times, AP (2), New York Times, Sports Illustrated, AP "I didn't go down shooting like a Rambo GI Jane." Former soldier Jessica Lynch, to a House panel investigating inaccurate ...
IT'S DEBATABLE EDITION.(Brief article)
May 07, 2007
A Secret Fax--And an Ethics Slip.(presidential campaigns)
May 07, 2007;
Keeping It Between Friends.(former senator Fred Thompson and presidential candidate John McCain)
May 07, 2007; ... Byline: Holly Bailey If Fred Thompson jumps into the presidential race for 2008, the former Tennessee senator turned actor will be taking on one of his closest friends and allies: John McCain. The two men sat next to each other on the Senate floor. Thompson was one of McCain's ...
Transition.(Hollywood celebrity Jack Valenti; cellist Mstislav Rostropovich)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 07, 2007;
BeliefWatch First Cut.(religious conflicts in a family; Misha, 12)
May 07, 2007;
Baldwin Speaks Up.(Alec Baldwin)
May 07, 2007;
Looking for Life? Try Gliese 581c.(planet discovery)
May 07, 2007;
A Life In Books: Orville Schell.(My Five Most Important Books)(List)
May 07, 2007
Just Say No--To Bad Science; No one is saying that researchers cheat, but how they design a study of sex education can practically preordain the results.
May 07, 2007;
A Struggle Inside AA; Recovering alcoholics say a Washington, D.C., group has hijacked the 12-step program's name.(Alcoholics Anonymous; Midtown)
May 07, 2007;
The Royal Consigliere; Though much of Elizabeth's role is symbolic, she also subtly wields a personal, but very real, power.(Queen of England)
May 07, 2007;
Lights, Camera, Hired!(video resumes)(Buyers guide)
May 07, 2007;
The Checklist.(Movie review)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Book review)
May 07, 2007 ... "Little Children." Kate Winslet plays an unhappy suburban housewife who hooks up with a hapless stay-at-home dad. Not everything works, but this haunting film is hard to shake off. "Prisoner of Tehran " by Marina Nemat ($26; Free Press). This powerful memoir examines Nemat's ...
Summer Stock Shifting.(Brief article)
May 07, 2007;
Seeing Double.(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
May 07, 2007;
VW Rabbit: Jump Into This.(Volkswagen)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
May 07, 2007;
Tequila Taste Test.(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
May 07, 2007;
David Halberstam, 1934-2007; From the segregated South to Vietnam, a journalistic witness to the truth.
May 07, 2007;
Still the Brightest.(David Halberstam)
May 14, 2007;
Up From the Ashes; There have been countless books and movies inspired by September 11. Don DeLillo's novel 'Falling Man' is the first work that qualifies as art.(Book review)
May 14, 2007
Let's Get Physical; They started the running craze and aerobics. Now they're finding new ways to keep their bodies young.(babyboomers)
May 14, 2007;
Knees in Need of Help; All that aerobic exercise and jogging took a toll.(Brief article)
May 14, 2007;
Running on Empty; At first I ran to hide addiction. Now I run to stay clean.
May 14, 2007;
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes; Having a baby is an expensive proposition. How expensive? More than you can imagine. The key to surviving with your wallet intact is to expect the unexpected.
May 14, 2007;
Trashing the Tube; Is Internet TV finally here? Flip open your laptop and find out. The Lassie Channel is only the beginning.
May 14, 2007;
Who's the Boss at Home? The world's most vocal executive tends to keep mum about being a dad. Here's how he cares for his littlest apprentice.(Interview)
May 14, 2007;
Is Murdoch a Force Too Hard to Resist?(Rupert Murdoch)
May 14, 2007;
Mail Call: Mourning the Victims of a Campus Massacre.
May 14, 2007
The Editor's Desk.
May 14, 2007
Accidents Will Happen... ATVs are cool to ride, but thousands of kids are getting hurt, and some are dying.(all terrain vehicles)
May 14, 2007;
Collateral Disasters; In Afghanistan's lopsided ethos, every civilian death counts against the Americans.
May 14, 2007;
A Quiet Prayer For Democracy.
May 14, 2007;
A World of Cheer! Kids abroad are flocking to the most all-American of sports. The next powerhouse? China, of course.(Nanning Middle School)
May 14, 2007;
'They Are All Enemies'; As Olmert fights for his political life, Hamas waits.(Interview)
May 14, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Peraino In 1997, a team of Mossad hitmen broke into a house in Amman, Jordan, where Khaled Meshal was sleeping. The agents smeared a lethal poison onto the Hamas leader's neck. But when the operation was exposed, Israel's then prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, ...
Love's Labor's Lost; 'Away From Her' is a heartbreaking look at a marriage broken by Alzheimer's. But it's far from sentimental.(Movie review)
May 14, 2007;
No Such Thing as An 'Average' Family; Growing up without a father, I felt as if there was something missing. My job taught me otherwise.
May 14, 2007;
The Truman Primary.(political corruption)(Cover story)
May 14, 2007 ... ***** CORRECTION: Correction: In "The Truman Primary" we incorrectly stated that Harry Truman was the first politician to call for universal health care. In fact, it was Theodore Roosevelt. We regret the error. ***** Byline: Evan Thomas (With Jonathan ...
The Contenders: An Admiring Crowd; They hope to be in position to make the tough choices required by a president. A glimpse into who'd provide their inspiration.(United States Presidential candidates)
May 14, 2007