Newsweek back issues from July 2008:
Summertime Blues.(Summer Double Issue)(Anna Quindlen; THE LAST WORD)(US economy)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Anna Quindlen Sometimes big events shake the nation's sense of self. But sometimes it is the small things, like the sound of jingle mail. The symbol of the summer of 2008 may well be the FOR SALE sign swinging wildly in a thunderstorm outside a suburban house, ...
True Or False: The Hottest New York Art Exhibit Is So Big, It Won't Fit In A Museum.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(The New York City Waterfalls)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Cathleen McGuigan The buzz on "The New York City Waterfalls" was loud enough that a boatload of reporters chugged out into New York Harbor one recent steamy morning with the installation's artist, Olafur Eliasson, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg for a first, up-close look at ...
To Live in the Sky, Try Dubai.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008; Global Literacy 20088)(Dynamic Tower)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Susan Elgin Think New York City is the best place to see tall buildings? Think again. Dubai has skyscraper fever--and 25 percent of the world's cranes. More than $310 billion in construction is underway or planned, including the Burj Dubai, which will reach 160 stories ...
True or False: The Power to Fix the Economy Rests With the Next President.
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Daniel Gross As the presidential campaign kicks into gear, housing, energy and rising unemployment have thrust the economy front and center. Whether they are talking about the need to drill off the coast of South Beach (John McCain), or the necessity of confiscating the ...
Green, or Greenwash?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008; BUSINESS)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Temma Ehrenfeld When Kermit the Frog sang "It's not that easy being green" for the hybrid Ford Escape, he wasn't kidding: the eco set blasted Ford, noting that it plans to produce three times as many gas-guzzling pickups as hybrid SUVs (Ford counters that it's greening ...
Hollywood's New Deal.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008; BUSINESS)(movie production budget cuts)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Johnnie L. Roberts Once upon a time, A-list actors wishing to go behind the camera could count on the "vanity" production deal. But after losing fortunes on such multimillion dollar pacts (think Kevin Costner's "Waterworld"), studios cut way back. Now comes ...
They Can't Hide Their Pryin' Eyes.(privacy and electronic communication)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jennifer Ordonez An appeals court ruling makes it more difficult for employers to sniff around in workers' electronic communications. For desk jockeys everywhere, it has become as routine as a tour of the office-supply closet: the consent form attesting that ...
Slaughterhouse 1945.(Summer Double Issue)(Turning Point)(Kurt Vonnegut)(Reprint)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Before he was a noted author, Kurt Vonnegut was a POW in Nazi Germany. A letter from those years. The following is a letter dated May 29, 1945, published in the new book "Armageddon in Retrospect," a collection of writings on war and peace by the late author. PFC. K ....
True Or False: The Internet Is The New Sweatshop.
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: N'Gai Croal When an executive wants to sound humane during a public address to the staff, he or she will trot out the well-worn phrase, "Our most valuable assets leave the building at the end of the day." Cliches are generally true, but this one may not be, thanks to the ...
Is There a Hybrid Auto in Your Future?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(hybrid cars)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Keith Naughton With gas above $4 a gallon, hybrid cars are hotter than a laptop battery. But is gas-electric propulsion the future of personal transportation? It's definitely on the fast track. Federal forecasters predict hybrid sales could approach 2 million vehicles by ...
Who Was More Important: Lincoln or Darwin?(Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Malcolm Jones How's this for a coincidence? Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were born in the same year, on the same day: Feb. 12, 1809. As historical facts go, it amounts to little more than a footnote. Still, while it's just a coincidence, it's a coincidence that's ...
Defining Moments.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... They each touched off a revolution that changed the world. Some key moments in the lives of Darwin and Lincoln: Charles Darwin Feb. 12, 1809: Born in Shrewsbury, England 1831: Graduated from Cambridge and began a five-year scientific expedition on the HMS ...
Further Reading.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Brief article)(Recommended readings)
Jul 14, 2008 ... CHARLES DARWIN "From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books," edited and with an introduction by E. O. Wilson: Includes the Beagle log and the original version of "The Origin of Species," uncluttered by his responses to critics. "Charles Darwin," by Janet ...
Churchill and the 2008 Presidential Race.(Summer Double Issue)(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 14, 2008 ... 'What Would Winston Do?' Readers endorsed Evan Thomas's take on the legacy of Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill. One reader said Thomas "rightfully balances the positive aspects of appeasement with the negative components of diplomatic aggression." Many concurred with Christopher ...
The Editor's Desk.(Editorial)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jon Meacham One of the pleasures of my job is tormenting--or at least trying to torment--my friend and colleague Marc Peyser, our arts editor. Marc is a brilliant man, a keen writer and a gifted editor, but he also has a strong streak of Charlie Brown in him. He always ...
True Or False: We Need A Wartime President.
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Fareed Zakaria George W. Bush is fond of describing himself as a "war president." And he has made many decisions involving soldiers and battle. But does this make the description an appropriate one? For many people the answer is obvious. We're engaged in conflicts in ...
The Man Who Might Lead Tibet.(Ogyen Drodul Trinley Dorje )(Interview)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... Ogyen Drodul Trinley Dorje holds a special place among Tibetans: both Beijing and the Dalai Lama recognize his legitimacy as the Karmapa, Tibetan Buddhism's third highest leader. He spoke to NEWSWEEK's Sudip Mazumdar in Dharamsala. Excerpts: Mazumdar: How do you view the Tibet ...
The Other Contest: Who Will Be Iran's Next President?(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Maziar Bahari Less than six months after the next American president takes office, Iran will hold its own Election Day. To win that race takes not only popular acclaim but the approval of one man--Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei--and so far, Mahmoud ...
Multiple Choice: How Much Did 'Taxi to the Dark Side' Earn at the American Box Office?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: David Ansen A - $275,000, B - $2.7 MILLION, C - $27 MILLION, D- $270 MILLION It was only a few years ago that everyone was proclaiming the box-office triumph of nonfiction films. "Winged Migration," a movie about birds in flight, grossed over $11 million, a ...
How to Act For Woody.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Woody Allen)(Interview)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... Patricia Clarkson just finished shooting two Woody Allen movies-- the first is "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," debuting Aug. 15. She spoke to Ramin Setoodeh. Does he give a lot of direction? He's completely hands off, and that's the beauty of Woody Allen. I think he's ...
Homer's Next Move.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Homer Simpson)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... Some TV characters are just too big for the small screen. Thus, the TV-show/movie adaptation. Here are the top-10 grossers: 1. "The Simpsons Movie," $183 million 2. "Mission: Impossible," $181 million 3. "Scooby-Doo," $153.3 million 4. "Sex and ...
True or False: Candidates Think Flip-Flopping is the Only Way to Win Elections.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(John McCain, Barack Obama, U.S. presidential election)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Evan Thomas; With Holly Bailey, Sarah Kliff, Michael Isikoff, Richard Wolffe and Suzanne Smalley The fund-raiser was unremarkable, by L.A. standards. Under enormous chandeliers at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, wealthy donors mingled with showbiz types (Dennis Quaid, ...
Multiple Choice: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Show:.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(gun-control law)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Stuart Taylor Jr. A - Liberal justices are politicians on the bench, B - Conservative justices are politicians on the bench, C - Liberal and conservative justices regard each other as hypocrites on this question, D - All of the above Justice John Paul ...
You Can Party With the Pols!(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Elway's, St. Paul Hotel)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: April Yee You know you're not going to the nominating conventions just for love of country. Where to mingle with the politicos: In Denver (last call: 2 a.m., officially), they'll be at (John) Elway's, a swanky steakhouse in the new Ritz-Carlton. Keep an eye ...
True or False: Candidates Should Never Flip-Flop.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(presidential candidates)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jonathan Darman So it has already come to this. At the end of its first month, the great and noble general-election campaign of 2008 has been defined by a single question: who is the biggest flip-flopper? Barack Obama has reversed himself on campaign financing (he opted ...
Multiple Choice: The Voters Of Appalachia --.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Steve Tuttle A - Are Hicks, B - Are Hillbillies, C - Are Rednecks, D - Don't appreciate where you're going with this "Hick." "Hillbilly." "Redneck." "Inbred." "Cracker." "Ridge Runner." I heard and self-effacingly used them all when I left the mountains of ...
True Or False: Evangelicals Are Crucial To Winning The 2008 Election.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(2008 US presidential election)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Lisa Miller The leaders of the religious right don't have great affection for John McCain. They think he's too moderate on immigration, embryonic-stem-cell research and campaign-finance reform, and they think he doesn't do enough to promote his pro-life positions. ...
Speaking the Same Language.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Latino voters)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Arian Campo-Flores Latinos could prove pivotal come November, but they're frequently mischaracterized. Four myths: 1. All they care about is immigration. In fact, immigration typically ranks far down the list of the most important issues for them--No. 5, for ...
Election Day: Will My Vote Count?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Sarah Kliff In 2000 it was hanging chad in Florida; in 2004 it was disputed provisional ballots in Ohio. Possible polling problems this year: Two thirds of voters will use a different method to vote than they did in 2004. "Everyone's trying to figure out what ...
Obama: Christian, Not Muslim.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Barack Obama)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Richard Wolffe Barack Obama has never been Muslim and never practiced Islam. But rumors about his religion intended to frighten some voters persist, and they mostly return to one point of fact: his name. "Barack" is the candidate's Kenyan father's name; Obama's middle ...
You're the Inspiration --Or Not.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(oratorical skills)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Brian No This year's candidates may have the greatest gap in oratorical skills since FDR and Hoover, says historian Allan Lichtman. But do great public speakers make great presidents? Top orators--FDR, JFK, Reagan--tend to be great presidents because they use their bully ...
Everything Old is New Again.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008; VEEP WATCH)(vice-presidential candidates)
Jul 14, 2008 ... The veepstakes is usually a guilty pleasure. One moment, everyone with access to makeup and a minute on cable TV is obsessing over shortlists. The next, they're quoting FDR's first No. 2, who claimed the gig wasn't "worth a bucket of warm piss." But this year's search offers more than ...
Crossover Cabinet Candidates.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(future cabinet officials)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Richard Wolffe, Holly Bailey And Karen Breslau Since locking up their parties' presumptive nominations, Barack Obama and John McCain have emphasized their bipartisan cred. How might that translate when the winner assembles his team? (Job possibilities in parentheses.) ...
Scorecard: Boning Up on the Body Politic.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Barack Obama, John McCain)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... There are many ways to predict who'll win the White House in November. The most fun? Physical appearance. A feature-by-feature face-off: Height: Contrary to the CW, the shorter candidate has actually won four of the last nine elections. But at 5 feet 7, McCain is 6.5 inches ...
Multiple Choice: What Should Have Tipped Anne Hathaway That Her Ex-Boyfriend Was Big Trouble?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Raffaello Follieri)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Tony Dokoupil; With Barbie Nadeau A - Crooked dad. B - Bad checks, C - Alleged pope scam, D - All of the above The downfall of Italian playboy Raffaello Follieri was as dramatic as his climb. Before his arrest in June on multiple counts of fraud, the handsome ...
What Does a Publicist Really Do?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Howard Bragman)(Interview)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... Howard Bragman is a Hollywood publicist whose clients include Isaiah Washington and Ed McMahon. He spoke to Ramin Setoodeh. What is a publicist? A liaison between a high-profile person and the media. Who was the first publicist? Do you know how ...
Perspectives.(Summer Double Issue)(Perspectives)(Quotation)
Jul 14, 2008 ... "Certainly it would be a big advantage to him." Charles Black, John McCain's chief campaign strategist, discussing how a hypothetical terrorist attack on U.S. soil would affect his candidate's chances in the general election "You might be able to grow asparagus in it ...
An Underground Diary.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; ELECTION IN ZIMBABWE)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Rod Nordland Some details, such as timing and description of movements, in the following are altered for the safety of NEWSWEEK's reporter. For longer versions of each entry, visit NEWSWEEK.COM. Wednesday, June 25: Arriving after dark in Harare, Zimbabwe's ...
Headway On Tapes Probe.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; CIA)(videotape records of CIA interrogations)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Mark Hosenball A criminal investigation into why the CIA destroyed hundreds of hours of videotapes recording harsh interrogations of two Al Qaeda leaders will stretch on at least another six months--and could ultimately result in indictments, according to a recent ...
Mrs. McCain, San Diego County Would Like a Word.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; REAL ESTATE)(Cindy McCain)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Suzanne Smalley, Andrew Murr, Mark Hosenball and Nathan Dinsdale When you're poor, it can be hard to pay the bills. When you're rich, it's hard to keep track of all the bills that need paying. It's a lesson Cindy McCain learned the hard way when NEWSWEEK raised ...
A New Color Clash On The Catwalk.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; Fashion)(eastern European models)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Allison Samuels Chanel Iman Robinson, a 17-year-old model from Los Angeles, is celebrated enough in the industry to drop her last name, in the style of Naomi, Cindy and Tyra. But she still gets passed over for jobs. "I will fly to London for what is supposed to be 20 ...
Back to New Hampshire.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; CONVENTIONAL WISDOM WATCH)(Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... For different reasons, it must have been hard for Obama and Hillary to go back to N.H.: he lost there, she seemed on a comeback. Obama UP-Surging in national polls. But beware looking like just another politician. Hillary UP-Scores graciousness points at Unity rally ....
Here Comes the Sun.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; A CW LOOK AT SUMMER FASHION TRENDS)(summer attire)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... The CW likes to take off its neckties and pantsuits as much as anyone. Here's what's hot for this year's hot weather. Bejeweled sandals SIDEWAYS-Like bling for your toes. But some can look -- cheap. Maxidress DOWN-Perfect for a summery day--if you want to look short ...
Speak The Language.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; Fast Chat)(Janet Murguia)(Interview)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jamie Reno Hoping to sway voters in a crucial demographic, both John McCain and Barack Obama will speak in July at a conference for the nation's largest Latino advocacy group, the National Council of La Raza. Its CEO, Janet Murguia, discussed the courtship with ...
No Storybook Ending Here.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; Books)(books about presidential candidates)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: April Yee Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to fly among the planets and stars. She had blond locks, pink cheeks and (says this storyteller) blue, blue eyes. Her name was Hillary, and she tried to fly to the highest office in the land. The children's book is ...
I'm Sorry, But There's Someone Else.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; ANALOGY CHECK)(Joe Lieberman, Zell Miller)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Adam B. Kushner History repeats itself, but not without a few wrinkles. We make the connections--then we pick them apart. The Comparison Sen. Joe Lieberman, the self-styled "independent Democrat," has campaigned for his GOP friend John McCain and ...
'Jump the Shark,' Meet 'Nuke the Fridge'.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; LINGO)('Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull')(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Sarah Ball Early in the new "Indiana Jones" sequel, our creaky, 65-year-old hero stumbles onto a nuclear test site, and the warning siren is blaring. Panicked, surrounded by Potemkin houses, he folds himself inside the lead-lined cavity of a refrigerator. Kaboom: the ...
Remembering A God. A God Who Cussed.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; Transition)(George Carlin)(In memoriam)
Jul 14, 2008 ... George Carlin, 71, Comedian The funnyman arrived as a comic during the Vietnam era, peaking with his 1972 routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television." He died last week of heart failure. Director Kevin Smith shared these memories: They say you should never ...
Guillermo Del Toro.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; A LIFE IN MOVIES)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... One of the most imaginative filmmakers around, Mexico's del Toro made the sumptuous "Pan's Labyrinth," which earned three Oscars in 2006. He returns to fantasy this month with "Hellboy II." His picks: My Five Most Important Movies 1. "Los Olvidados." Luis Bunuel's ...
We're Messin' With Texas.(Summer Double Issue)(Periscope; THE DIGNITY INDEX)(T. Boone Pickens, Shawn Chacon, Karl Rove)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go. Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens reneges on his vow to pay $1 million to anyone who provides proof that the Swift Boat Vets for Truth were wrong about John ...
Let's Shoot the Speculators!(Summer Double Issue)(Robert J. Samuelson; JUDGMENT CALLS)(US politicians)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Robert J. Samuelson Tired of high gasoline prices and rising food costs? Well, here's a solution. Let's shoot the "speculators." A chorus of politicians, including John McCain, Barack Obama and Sen. Joe Lieberman, blames these financial slimeballs for piling into ...
True Or False: Global Warming Is A Cause Of This Year's Extreme Weather.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Sharon Begley It's almost a point of pride with climatologists. Whenever someplace is hit with a heat wave, drought, killer storm or other extreme weather, scientists trip over themselves to absolve global warming. No particular weather event, goes the mantra, can be ...
Multiple Choice: What Condition Could Stem Cells Help First?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Sharon Begley; With Jeneen Interlandi A- Loss of vision, B - Spinal-cord injuries, C - Limb Circulation The answer almost doesn't matter, because stem-cell research has become the latest casualty of a plague sweeping biomedical science: advances in the lab ...
Creating Life in the Lab.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(David Deamer)(Interview)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008 ... David Deamer, an artificial-life scientist at UC Santa Cruz, spoke with NEWSWEEK's Jeneen Interlandi about his research. How far are we from creating a multi cellular organism? Quite a ways. But the race is definitely on to be the first lab to create life from ...
True Or False: The Obese Should Have To Pay More For Airline Tickets.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jerry Adler; With Karen Springen And Joan Raymond It's one of the last untapped energy sources, and one in which the United States leads the world. It's not just renewable, but almost impossible to get rid of. We're talking about fat. At about 3,500 calories to the ...
Procedures: Who Gets What Cut.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(plastic surgery)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Jul 14, 2008 ... Americans underwent more than 1.9 million plastic surgeries in 2007, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. His nose: Among men, nose reshaping was most popular, with 74,090 procedures performed. Her breasts: Among women, breast implants, predictably, ...
True or False: Having Kids Makes You Happy.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Lorraine Ali When I was growing up, our former neighbors, whom we'll call the Sloans, were the only couple on the block without kids. It wasn't that they couldn't have children; according to Mr. Sloan, they just chose not to. All the other parents, including mine, ...
You Never Call Me.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(married couples have less contact with other people)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Lorraine Ali Parents should think twice before pushing their children toward the altar. According to "Marriage: The Good, the Bad and the Greedy," a paper published by the American Sociological Association, married people are significantly less likely than the unmarried ...
Single Mom With Kid Needs Break.(Summer Double Issue)(Tip Sheet Family Travel; FAMILY)(trips for single parents)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Anna Kuchment; With Meredith Karp Two years after her 2003 divorce, Lisa Gentile took her daughter, Claudia, then 6, to Las Vegas. "Somebody told me how family-friendly Las Vegas had become," says Gentile, 44, a legal specialist from Fanwood, N.J. The pair played by the ...
Take It Nice And Sloe.(Summer Double Issue)(Tip Sheet; Drinks)(sloe gin)(Recipe)(Brief article)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Ron Givens Sloe gin suffers from a smarmy reputation in the United States--harsh products used in saccharine drinks with lurid names. But now a world-class sloe gin has arrived from England, produced by one of the great gin distillers, Plymouth. Sloe berries--a kind of ...
Checklist: Our Top Picks For The Week.(Summer Double Issue)(Tip Sheet)('Baby It's You', 'The Day is Brave', 'The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat')(Sound recording review)(Brief article)(Book review)(Video recording review)
Jul 14, 2008 ... Rent "Baby It's You." Twenty-three-year-old Rosanna Arquette burns up the screen in this story of a smart, ambitious Jewish girl from New Jersey and the sharkskin-wearing townie she loves. This honest, class-conscious depiction of high-school life in the late '60s is one of John Sayles's ...
Think Before Tapping a 401(K).(Summer Double Issue)(Tip Sheet; CAPITAL GAINS)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jane Bryant Quinn; Reporter Associate: Temma Ehrenfeld You're allowed to take money only for things like paying medical bills, buying a home or warding off foreclosure. When you're up against the wall, there may be a pot of cash you can't resist: the savings ...
Multiple Choice: Who Exports the Most TV to the U.S.?(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 20)(Israeli television shows)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Joshua Alston A - Italy, B - Sweden, C - Israel, D - India Borrowing television formats isn't new; some of our most successful franchises--"American Idol," "Survivor," "The Office," to name three--started in Europe. But with two shows hitting TV this year and ...
The Stories We Tell Ourselves.(Summer Double Issue)(Cover Story: Global Literacy 2008)(Editorial)
Jul 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jon Meacham; With Jeneen Interlandi, Sarah Kliff and Richard Wolffe History has always been a tactile thing to me, and I like to think that I come by it honestly. I grew up on Missionary Ridge, a Civil War battlefield where you could still find Minie balls in the ground ...
The Woman Who Died in the Waiting Room.
Jul 21, 2008; ... Byline: Jeneen Interlandi; With Karen Springen Instead of helping her, they ignored her. The story behind the videotape that shocked the country. Esmin Elizabeth green fell out of her chair in the waiting room of Brooklyn's largest psychiatric hospital nearly an hour ...