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• Pointless Peace Proposals
  The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a war, and it won't be over until someone wins.
  Anne Applebaum | foreigners | Monday, 7:55 PM ET
• Uh … Mind if I Sit Here?
  What's going to happen to the Minnesota and Illinois Senate seats?
  Nina Shen Rastogi | explainer | Monday, 6:46 PM ET
• The Movie Club
  Debating the best movies of 2008.
  Jeannette Catsoulis, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Dana Stevens, Jessica Winter, and Stephanie Zacharek | the movie club | Monday, 4:10 PM ET
• Robots, Not Roads
  The Obama stimulus package should be spent on transformative investments, not bridges and buildings.
  Eliot Spitzer | the best policy | Monday, 4:09 PM ET
• Paper Love: Inside the Holocaust Archives
  Survivors and researchers from all over the world had high hopes for Bad Arolsen.
  Sarah Wildman | dispatches | Monday, 2:20 PM ET
• Bad Timing
  Gaza could have been a model of the future Palestinian state. Instead, it is a place of repression and aggression.
  Christopher Hitchens | fighting words | Monday, 12:07 PM ET
• Richard Yates' Real Masterpiece
  What Kate Winslet doesn't tell you about Yates and women.
  Blake Bailey | books | Monday, 7:05 AM ET
• Guarding Obama
  Photos of the president-elect's Secret Service detail.
  Scout Tufankjian | gallery | Monday, 7:03 AM ET
• Israeli Troops Cut Gaza in Half
  A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
  Daniel Politi | today's papers | Monday, 6:57 AM ET
• Obama Readies Massive Tax Cuts
  A summary of what's in the major publications.
  Bernhard Warner | today's business press | Monday, 6:20 AM ET
• Israeli Troops March on Gaza
  A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
  Barron YoungSmith | today's papers | Sunday, 8:00 AM ET
• Was It Always Thrush?
  A Fray Editor bids farewell
  Geoffrey Andersen | fraywatch | Saturday, 10:35 PM ET
• Spit When You Say, "Madoff"
  How Palm Beach's ultrarich are recovering from the financial scandal.
  Daniel Gross | moneybox | Saturday, 7:59 AM ET
• Brief Prospects for Guantanamo?
  A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
  Morgan Smith | today's papers | Saturday, 7:56 AM ET
• Vote for Me, Not My Facebook Account
  Tips for budding politicians on how to avoid embarrassment on Facebook.
  Abby Callard | politics | Friday, 7:12 AM ET
• Reading Isn't Fundamental
  How to help your child learn to read.
  Alan E. Kazdin and Carlo Rotella | family | Friday, 7:11 AM ET
• Well Done, Rare, or Cryovacked
  The story of the cow from four-legged co-worker to shrink-wrapped cutlet.
  Sara Dickerman | food | Friday, 7:10 AM ET
• Pakistan Under Pressure
  Militants are gaining territory—and strength—with astonishing speed.
  Vanessa M. Gezari | dispatches | Friday, 7:09 AM ET
• Israel Kills Senior Hamas Leader
  A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
  Daniel Politi | today's papers | Friday, 6:14 AM ET
• 2008: Good Riddance
  A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
  Lydia DePillis | today's papers | Thursday, 5:15 AM ET
• How the Senate Can Stop Blagojevich
  It easily has the power to block the governor's appointment of Roland Burris.
  Akhil Reed Amar | jurisprudence | Wednesday, 6:23 PM ET
• Vista Revisited
  The new version of Microsoft Windows is a lot like the old one. But better.
  Farhad Manjoo | technology | Wednesday, 5:39 PM ET
• Bushism of the Day
  The president's accidental wit and wisdom.
  Jacob Weisberg | bushisms | Wednesday, 4:30 PM ET
• 0-16 to 16-0
  OK, maybe more like 9-7. But the Detroit Lions can turn things around—they just need to emulate the Falcons and Dolphins.
  Robert Weintraub | sports nut | Wednesday, 4:05 PM ET
• What Do Timekeepers Do?
  Listen to radio waves; drink café au lait.
  Brian Palmer | explainer | Wednesday, 2:12 PM ET
• Should My Baby Wear Huggies?
  Going diaper shopping for the Little Green Penlight.
  Brendan I. Koerner | the green lantern | Wednesday, 6:59 AM ET
• Iceland After the Fall
  The writer, the witch, and the board head.
  Nathan Heller | dispatches | Wednesday, 6:59 AM ET
• Who Checks the Spell-Checkers?
  Microsoft Word's dictionary is old and outdated. Here's how to fix it.
  Chris Wilson | the good word | Wednesday, 6:55 AM ET
• Blago: I'm Still the Decider
  A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
  Daniel Politi | today's papers | Wednesday, 6:26 AM ET
• How Many Civilians Are Dead in Gaza?
  Figuring out who's who among the casualties.
  Juliet Lapidos | explainer | Tuesday, 5:37 PM ET
• Blago's Wily Move
  The Illinois governor dares the Senate to reject his appointee, Roland Burris.
  Edward McClelland | politics | Tuesday, 5:09 PM ET
• Can Israel Win the Gaza War?
  It depends how you define success.
  Shmuel Rosner | foreigners | Tuesday, 4:02 PM ET
• Iceland After the Fall
  Down with the man! Up with the potato!
  Nathan Heller | dispatches | Wednesday, 6:59 AM ET
• Thermostats, Tissues, Light Bulbs, and Power Strips
  The Green Lantern presents a superefficient, four-in-one economy answer pack!
  Jacob Leibenluft | the green lantern | Tuesday, 8:05 AM ET
• eBay and Ivory
  The auction site's ban on elephant products won't help the environment.
  Brendan Borrell | green room | Tuesday, 8:04 AM ET
• Oops! She Crashed It Again.
  Why celebrities are such bad drivers.
  Tom Vanderbilt | culturebox | Tuesday, 8:01 AM ET
• The Tissue of Youth
  Is human placenta a wonder drug, or is it just another Japanese health fad?
  Amanda Schaffer | medical examiner | Tuesday, 8:00 AM ET
• "The Darkling Thrush"
  Thomas Hardy's timely meditation on the turning of an era.
  Robert Pinsky | poem | Tuesday, 7:58 AM ET
• "All-Out War Against Hamas"
  A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers.
  Daniel Politi | today's papers | Tuesday, 6:30 AM ET