Newsweek back issues from June 2008:
A Building For A Song.(The Arts; Design)(Playing the Building)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Brian Braiker Talking Head David Byrne's latest project turns a New York City landmark into a musical instrument. David Byrne has been writing songs about architecture for three decades. The first single by his postpunk art-rock supergroup, the Talking Heads, ...
The Poetry Of Pain.(The Arts; Poetry)(Elegy)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Jerry Adler In 'Elegy,' Mary Jo Bang finds inspiration in the darkest of places. Once, years ago, I visited the home of a family whose son had died in childhood, and watched a video tribute the parents had made to the life of their child. Weeping, I resolved ...
Deep In The Tweeds.(The Arts; Books)(The Classmates)(Book review)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Evan Thomas Going back to school with John Kerry and the St. Paul's class of '62. Success was an expectation for graduates of St. Paul's School when 14-year-old John Kerry entered the school in September 1958. WASPs still controlled the Wall Street banks and ...
Don't Bet On the President.(The Money Culture; Daniel Gross)(stock markets)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Daniel Gross Market calls inspired by politics are based on the false premise that the stock market prefers Republicans to Democrats. It's that time of the leap year. Personal-finance magazines and investment analysts are constructing political portfolios: ...
Mortgages And Madness.(Business)(Mark Kellogg)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Michael Hirsh Questionable lending practices turned a peaceful Cleveland neighborhood into a blighted slum. Mark Kellogg's hot-dog stand sits at Broadway and Fleet Avenue, the main intersection of Slavic Village, a traditional working-class neighborhood in ...
A Terrible Beauty.(The Arts; Photography)(The Americans)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Malcolm Jones Robert Frank's landmark photography book, 'The Americans,' turns 50 this year. It doesn't look it. Two landmark photography books were published in the middle '50s in the United States. The first, "The Family of Man," showcased an exhibition put ...
Toothbrush Not Included.(Enterprise; Bytes)(Flylite)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Linda Stern Lost luggage, security checks, extra-bag fees and spilled shampoo make suitcase stress one of the worst parts of traveling, but Flylite thinks it has the solution. The two-year-old Massachusetts company is a clothing butler for frequent business travelers ....
Or Just Bring A Friend!(Enterprise; Bytes)(showers)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Linda Stern We do love our leisurely showers. But some entrepreneurs aim to cut water consumption while saving the experience. Enter the Quench from Australia's HydroCo. Its first cycle is a normal shower for sudsing, shampooing and rinsing that lasts two minutes. Then ...
Quick Read.(Enterprise; BYTES)(How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work, Escape From Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams, Millionaire by Thirty: The Quickest Path to Early Financial Independence)(Book review)
Jun 02, 2008 ... How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work By Megan Hustad Young, ironic liberal-arts types typically recoil in horror from the earnest advice dispensed in uncool career guides. But these eager beavers, generally clueless as to the ins and outs of climbing the ...
Old Brands, New Tricks.(Enterprise; Luxury)(business reinvention)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Nick Foulkes Venerable names are opportunities. The trick is to know when to reinvent. In recent years, heritage has become part of the venture capital formula. It seems that the sight of a few venerable brands reinventing themselves has stimulated investors' ...
Virgin Master.(Enterprise; Q & A With Steven Levy)(Richard Branson)(Interview)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Steven Levy Entrepreneur Richard Branson wants to save the Earth--and ride his rocket into outer space. When it comes to starting companies, Richard Branson, founder and president of the Virgin Group, is anything but a virgin. The English-born entrepreneur ...
It's Picture Perfect.(Enterprise; Innovation)(Shutterfly)(Company overview)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Andrew Murr Shutterfly is the little Silicon Valley company that could. It survived the dotcom bust and now competes with two behemoths in the online photo industry. Jeana Scholl is a typically dedicated Shutterfly customer. That's why the young San Jose, ...
Managing All The Geeks.(Enterprise; Leadership)(Shane Robison)(Interview)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Richard M. Smith HP's chief technology officer on life outside the lab. During his long career as a technologist, Shane Robison worked at Apple, AT&T Labs and Compaq. Now, as the chief technology and strategy officer at Hewlett-Packard, he oversees the ...
Cookies That Cost A Fortune.(Enterprise; Executive Life)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Jaime Cunningham If your sweet tooth is acting up again and you're tired of Swiss chocolate, there are always cookies. ENTERPRISE has found exotic confections that should impress even the most hardened sugar addicts. Try indulging in Parisian macarons, which ...
Rate Escapes.(Enterprise; CAPITAL IDEAS)(inflation)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Linda Stern Inflation is on the rise. But there are ways to protect your portfolio and purchasing power. Those rising food and gas prices may be the first signs of a new period of inflation. "The Fed's attempts to prop up asset prices by flooding the economy ...
Putter Up: New Latin Links.(Enterprise; Executive Life)(golf courses)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Joseph Contreras Just as Latin American players are becoming big names in golf, Latin courses are getting notice. Golf Magazine's latest list of the top 100 includes courses from Baja California and the Dominican Republic. New courses are also sprouting across Mexico, ...
Wii's Unintended Consequences.(Enterprise; INNOVATION)(WiiMote)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Christopher Flavelle Programmers are now using the hit game console to invent their own devices. When Nintendo released its $250 Wii videogame console in December 2006, the product was sold out even before it hit the shelves. Based on the buzz, stores had ...
The Fall Campaign: How Low Will It Go?(Letter to the editor)
Jun 02, 2008 ... "The O Team": Readers commented on how Barack Obama's campaign team has resisted getting down and dirty. One said, "I hope Republicans will rise to meet Obama, instead of dragging him down to them." And another posited, "We have yet to see the nastiness, the vile thing we call a ...
The Editor's Desk.(Editorial)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Jon Meacham For those who support Barack Obama, our cover this week may seem yet another examination of their candidate's problems with white voters. For those who support John McCain, raising the race factor can suggest that those who oppose Obama are implicitly or even ...
Caesaropapism Rampant.(George F. Will; THE LAST WORD)(The Cult of the Presidency: America's Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power)(Book review)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: George F. Will Americans are not cynical about politics. They are presidential romantics. Hence they suffer serial disappointments. Barack Obama recently said, "I believe in our ability to perfect this nation." Clearly there is something the candidate of ...
A Sperm-Biz Overhaul.(Family)(sperm donors are no longer anonymous)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Claudia Kalb A Sperm-Biz Overhaul A new era of openness about reproductive options is shaking up an industry based on donor anonymity. A few months ago, Si'mone braquet, 41, of Sugar Land, Texas, and Tim Gullicksen, 41, of San Francisco, found each ...
A Jihad Between Neighbors.(International)(Afghanistan, Pakistan)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Sami Yousafzai And Ron Moreau Pakistan talks peace with tribal radicals but may just be pushing their fighters across the border into Afghanistan. Mullah Jihad Yar didn't want the Pakistani recruits when they were assigned to his Taliban unit a month ago. He ...
The Only Thing We Have To Fear ...(Fareed Zakaria; World View)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Fareed Zakaria If you set aside the war in Iraq, terrorism has in fact gone way down over the past five years. You know that we are living in scary times. Terrorist groups are metastasizing all over the globe. Al Qaeda has re-established its bases in Pakistan ...
Hollywood's Most Beloved Fugitive.(The Arts; Documentaries)(Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired)(Movie review)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Cathleen McGuigan In 1977, Roman Polanski had sex with a 13-year-old. A new documentary revisits the scene of the crime. There's an enigmatic little scene near the end of "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," the captivating new documentary about the film ...
A Life Dictated By The Bell.(My Turn)(fire emergency bell)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: David Fraser; Fraser Lives In Clearwater, Fla. As a firefighter, I'm mentally prepared for anything. But at 50, I just hope that my body can keep up. We all remember learning about that Pavlov guy, who taught dogs to respond to the sound of a bell. For 30 ...
A Memo To Senator Obama.(Cover Story: Campaign 2008; Politics)(Barack Obama)(Cover story)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Evan Thomas; With Richard Wolffe, Suzanne Smalley, Holly Bailey And Sarah Kliff Given his successes, it's easy to argue that Barack Obama doesn't need advice. But how he'll handle race going forward is by no means a settled issue. Our open letter. Race is a ...
How We Really Help Ted.(Jonathan Alter; BETWEEN THE LINES)(Ted Kennedy)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Jonathan Alter We'll find out if the senators who were crying in the moment will be ready to get serious about cancer. It's too bad that Hamilton Jordan isn't still alive to remind the media that Ted Kennedy isn't already dead. Jordan, who died last week ...
A Secret Side to The Secret Service.
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Hosenball And Eve Conant ***** CORRECTION: In "A Secret Side to the Secret Service" (June 2), we misidentified the first name of the special agent in charge of the James J. Rowley Training Center. She is Renee Triplett. NEWSWEEK regrets the error. ...
An Answer For Every 'Little Jerk'.(Politics; The Presidency)(John McCain)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Holly Bailey John McCain's health records show he's doing just fine. John McCain often jokes that he's "older than dirt" with "more scars than Frankenstein." Earlier this year he told a reporter that he'd recently left "the old soldiers' home for one last ...
Black, White, Shades Of Gray.(Campaign 2008; Politics)(Barack Obama)
Jun 02, 2008 ... In a John McCain-Barack Obama matchup, what is the role of race in the 2008 race? It's a simple question with complicated answers. A NEWSWEEK forum. Harold Ford: Go Meet Them, Senator The night Barack Obama is expected to accept the Democratic nomination will be Aug ....
The Gospel According To Al.(Newsmakers; Q&A)(Al Green)(Interview)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Joshua Alston Al Green is busy. He's leading his Memphis church and touring for his album "Lay It Down." He spoke to Joshua Alston. Where are you? I'm in New Orleans doing Jazz Fest. It goes from April to May. Is this the first gig ...
Another Career Bump For Ms. Jolie.(Newsmakers)(Angelina Jolie)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... For Angelina Jolie, good things are coming in twos. First, while she was in Cannes, Jack Black spilled the beans that she (and Brad) are having twins--any more kids, and she'll beat Carol Brady. Angelina was there promoting a pair of movies: the silly animated film "Kung Fu Panda" (she's ...
And the Winner Is ...(Newsmakers; 'AMERICAN IDOL')(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Congratulations on your "American Idol" triumph, David Archuleta. That's right--Archuleta. David Cook won the competition, but in the past, the male "Idol" winners have ended up losing out to a runner-up: 'Idol' Champ David Cook Sure, he can sing. But he might be too ...
Perspectives.(Perspectives)(Quotation)
Jun 02, 2008 ... "We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June." White House hopeful Hillary Clinton, raising the specter of Barack Obama's assassination in an attempt to defend her decision to remain in the race, despite long mathematical odds. She later apologized, claiming that she ...
Obama's Lobbyist Connection.(Periscope; Campaign 2008)(Barack Obama, ASK Public Strategies)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Michael Isikoff When Illinois utility Commonwealth Edison wanted state lawmakers to back a hefty rate hike two years ago, it took a creative lobbying approach, concocting a new outfit that seemed devoted to the public interest: Consumers Organized for Reliable ...
Cyber Spying For Dummies.(Periscope; Intelligence)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Hosenball Congressional experts fear that Defense intelligence agencies are not making wide enough--and smart enough--use of the vast pool of "open source" information now available in cyberspace. The House Armed Services Committee, in a report approved last week on ...
States Of Emergency.(Periscope; ECONOMY)(California'a budget gap)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Matthew Philips Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a jam. Even after $10 billion of proposed cuts, California still faces a $17 billion budget gap. Most voters and lawmakers don't like his plan to fix it by borrowing billions against the state's lottery, meaning the ...
Some Things Just Aren't Funny.(Periscope; THE DIGNITY INDEX)(Bill O'Reilly, Alex Castellanos, Michael Savage)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... A weekly mathematical survey of bad behavior that measures just how low a person can go Fox News host Bill O'Reilly tries to pin the death of American troops in Iraq on GE chief Jeffrey Immelt. The evidence? Health-care-equipment sales to Iran. Score: 10 CNN ...
Unspeakable Edition.(Periscope; CONVENTIONAL WISDOM WATCH)(U.S. presidential election)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... By bringing up the worst moment in recent political history, Hillary may have stepped on the third rail of her campaign. Hillary Down: Cites RFK assassination in '68 as reason to stay in race (then apologizes). Time to go. Obama Up: Fights for his wife, expertly ...
Sports Bar Edition.(Periscope; A CW Look At May Sports)(Big Brown, Boston Celtics, Jon Lester)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... This is the time of year when two pro leagues have playoffs, baseball gets into gear and football is a tantalizing few months away. Horse racing Up: After Derby and Preakness wins, Big Brown could take first Triple Crown since 1978. NBA playoffs Up: Led by Paul ...
Absolution For Couch Potatoes.(Periscope; Television)(Image Bite Politics)(Book review)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Tony Dokoupil The knock on television news has long been that it emphasizes style over substance. But style, it turns out, may have some serious substance of its own. In their forthcoming book, "Image Bite Politics," Indiana researchers Erik Bucy and Maria Grabe offer ...
Pitchforks For Change.(Periscope; Fast Chat)(David Sirota)(Interview)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Tony Dokoupil In his new book, "The Uprising," author and populist gadfly David Sirota argues that a "fist-pounding, primal screaming" revolt is brewing in America--and it's about to boil over. He spoke with NEWSWEEK'S Tony Dokoupil: What kind of uprising are ...
Behind The Lens.(Periscope; CLOSURE)(Robert A. Rosenberg)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Scott Spjut News stories captivate us for a moment and then vanish. We revisit those stories to bring you the next chapter. Starting Point November 2000: With the presidential race too close to call, Florida law mandates a recount. In contested ...
Hamilton Jordan, 63, POLITICAL STRATEGIST.(Periscope; Transition)(In memoriam)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Evan Thomas HAMILTON Jordan, who died last week of cancer, may be remembered, wrongly, as the good ole boy who got Jimmy Carter elected president in 1976 and was bizarrely investigated (though never charged) with snorting cocaine at New York City's Studio 54. A ...
A Life in Books: Jane Yolen.(Periscope)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... The author of more than 280 books, Yolen, a writer of folklore fantasy and children's literature, is best known for her Holocaust novella "The Devil's Arithmetic." Her latest work, "Naming Liberty," tells the story of a Russian girl and the designer of the Statue of Liberty. My ...
The NASCAR Of The Age Of Ragtime.(Periscope; WORTH YOUR TIME)(Crazy Good)(Book review)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Tony Dokoupil It's hard to fathom the America that Charles Leerhsen recaptures in "Crazy Good," his wire-to-wire biography of Dan Patch, one of the early 20th century's most celebrated athletes-- who also happened to be a horse. Today's racehorses don't command the same ...
Blog Books Go For Broke.(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Jessica Bennett ***** CORRECTION: "Blog Books Go For Broke" (PERISCOPE, June 2) stated that a 2006 book by the creators of the DailyCandy Web site had sold approximately 11,000 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan. BookScan tracks only mainstream sales ...
Boxed Vino Goes Primo.(Periscope; Drink)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Jessica Bennet Fans of boxed wine have always taken the good with the bad, the good being the price; the bad, of course, being the quality. But for those who've outgrown cheap hangovers but not cheap prices, a new breed of "premium" boxed wines has arrived. Made from ...
The Milquetoast Manifesto.(Belief Watch)(An Evangelical Manifesto)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Miller Though Saddleback's pastor, Rick Warren, helped draft the document and was rumored to be among the signers, he is not. What if the evangelicals wrote a manifesto and nobody cared? It was supposed to be a decisive document, a credo that unified ...
The Dumbest Generation? Don't Be Dumb.(Culture)(The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30))(Book review)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Sharon Begley and Jeneen Interlandi George Santayana, too, despaired of a generation's ignorance, warning that 'those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.' That was 1905. Really, don't we all know by now that finding examples of teens' and ...
The Vote Fraud Bogeyman.(Dahlia Lithwick; THE VERDICT)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Dahlia Lithwick Evidence suggests that rampant voter fraud is a myth, and voter-ID laws may suppress votes rather than protect them. Just as a sizable fraction of American children firmly believe in a bogeyman in the closet, many American adults are gripped by ...
How to Get a Leg Up for Fitness.(Tip Sheet Health; WELLNESS)(wellness coaching)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Christina Gillham A coach helps you devise a plan and helps motivate you to carry it through. When Sharlene Langner won four free sessions with a wellness coach through a local school raffle, she was skeptical. At five feet and 175 pounds, the Maplewood, ...
Checklist.(Tip Sheet)(Jeff Koons, Sitelines 2008, Wii Fit)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Our top picks for the week See "Jeff Koons" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. The provocateur artist known for his large, kitschy sculptures has collaborated with the museum for this exhibition of his iconic works (mcachicago.org). Hear the French Kicks' ...
Move Over, Speed Racer.(Tip Sheet; ROAD TEST / MERCEDES SL63)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008 ... Byline: Tara Weingarten The new seven-speed sports transmission shifts quickly and responds like a manual transmission but with the ease of an automatic. Go, man, go. Mileage: 12mpg city, 17 highway Engine: 6.3-liter, V-8 Price: $136,425 ...
Wanted: Leaders To Flip Burgers.(Tip Sheet; Summer Jobs)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Linda Stern It's not too late for job-hunting teens to land a good summer job, despite the overall weak job market--some industries always need help in the summer and may have been slow to staff up. "Employers will be continuing to hire through the entire summer but ...
Bag It, With Style.(Tip Sheet; Environment)(grocery bags)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Miyoko Ohtake The problem with reusable grocery bags is that they often get left in the car or piled up at home. New ultracompact versions, small enough to stash in a purse or clip to a key chain, are helping to solve that problem. The Flip & Tumble folds ...
Why Only-Children Rule.(Tip Sheet; Kathleen Deveny / MODERN FAMILY)
Jun 02, 2008; ... Byline: Kathleen Deveny; With Anna Kuchment I have one older brother, and when I was growing up our family was considered tiny. Only-kids were freaks. I'm afraid there's a puppy in my future. It's not because one of my daughter's first complete sentences was "I want ...
Michael Cunningham.(Periscope; A LIFE IN BOOKS)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... The novelist summoned the spirits of Virginia Woolf in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book "The Hours" and Walt Whitman in 2005's "Specimen Days." His picks: My Five Most Important Books 1. "Mrs. Dalloway" by Virginia Woolf. We see her learning how to write a great novel ...
Gifts for Dad.(Tip Sheet; FATHER'S DAY)(Buyers guide)(Brief article)
Jun 09, 2008 ... Looking for something new and interesting to give Dad this year? TIP SHEET has some suggestions: 1. The Ecosphere is a self-contained ecosystem of active microorganisms and tiny shrimp (from $79; eco-sphere.com). 2. ARC'TERYX'S Accelero ...
The Same People.(Anna Quindlen; THE LAST WORD)(gay marriage issue)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Anna Quindlen Scream, shout, jump up and down. No matter. The gay-marriage issue is over and done with. The upshot: love won. During his sophomore year in high school, one of our sons mentioned at the dinner table that a classmate had come out of the closet. I ...
Southern Discomfort.(Photography)(Breach of Peace: Portraits of the Mississippi Freedom Riders, Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement 1956-1968)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Jennie Yabroff Revisiting the promise and the pain of the civil-rights movement, via two books of photographs Helen Singleton confronts the camera with an expression of serene acceptance. She wears a slight smile and a tidy white shirt buttoned almost to the ...
Graveyard Shifting.(Books)(The American Resting Place: Four Hundred Years of History Through Our Cemeteries and Burial Grounds)(Book review)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Malcolm Jones The new American way of death? Keep those tombstones out of sight. Marilyn Yalom's "The American Resting Place," her survey of American graveyards and burial practices, is the story of a disappearing act. Over the course of this nation's history, ...
Their Right Arms.(Books)(AK47: The Story of the People's Gun)(Book review)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Malcolm Jones A new book explores how the AK47 became the gun that's second to none. Here we go! AK47: the very best there is! When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherf---er in the room, accept no substitute!" So says Ordell Robbie, the ...
Jeffs and Their Mutts.(Business)(Time Warner's Jeff Bewkes, General Electric's Jeff Immelt)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Johnnie L. Roberts Time Warner and GE could be the marrying kind. It's a hotly rumored corporate dalliance--that of CEOs Jeff Bewkes of Time Warner and Jeff Immelt of GE, parent of NBC Universal. No doubt their forefathers, the Warner brothers and Thomas ...
Is Wal-Mart Too Liberal?(Business)
Jun 09, 2008; ... Byline: Daniel McGinn Once a paragon of Red State values, it's being criticized for bowing to political correctness. For investors, most annual meetings are anything but a hot ticket. They're typically held in small auditoriums and feature an agenda that makes C-Span ...