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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