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Mister Is To Sports As Crying Is To Baseball
The Wall Street Journal 's newly expanded sports coverage comes with some unwelcome baggage: the paper's standard use of honorific titles. The result can make it seem that Jane Austen suddenly took a deep interest in the AL West pennant race. ...
Thank You: To All The Mothers Without Children
On Mother's Day we fete the women who gave us life. They get flowers, gifts and brunch at a fancy restaurant. It's all deserved. But what about the other women who helped raise us? The childless aunts and female friends who stepped in to help when our par ...
Zen And The Art Of Mindfulness Maintenance
Every task in Endo Mitsunaga's life -- whether it's chores around the temple or walking for 1,000 days -- is done with the same focus, or mindfulness. NPR's Anthony Kuhn shares a meal and thoughts on extreme Zen with the Japanese monk, whose example remin ...
The New Republic: The Crisis Comes Ashore
Al Gore explains why the oil spill could change everything. The oil is having a direct impact on fish, shellfish, turtles, seabirds, coral reefs, marshes, and the entire web of life in the Gulf Coast. The indirect effects include the loss of jobs in the f ...
National Review: Our Lesson From Britain's Election
Though our relationship with Britain is not likely to change based on the election, Michael Barone of the National Review says American politicians still need to take extra notice. With Labour's downfall, the Lib-Dem flash in the pan, and Tory under-perfo ...
Foreign Policy: Lessons At A Terrorist Training Camp
Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the failed plot to bomb New York City's Times Square, has told U.S. investigators that he received bomb-making training at a camp in Pakistan's Waziristan region. Given the numerous flaws in the plot, Joshua E. Keating of Fo ...
With Clipped Wings, Lena Horne Still Soared
Horne became a "sepia cinema" star, relegated to black movies with lots of singing and dancing but scant dialogue. ...
Arizona Education Loses The Accent Of America
The Arizona Department of Education told schools that teachers with "heavy" accents are no longer qualified to teach in classes where students may still be learning English. Commentator Andrei Codrescu says this law would have eliminated his 40 years of t ...
Op-Ed: Help Young Muslims Resist 'Jihad Cool'
Huma Mian and her husband, accused Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, come from successful, middle-class families. Asra Nomani believes that common trait is cause for concern. She says the West fails to provide disenchanted young Muslims with alternative ...
Foreign Policy: Britain's Hung Foreign Policy
Alistar Burnett of Foreign Policy says no matter who prevails in Britain's parliamentary power struggle, the country's role in world affairs will be diminished. ... next -> |
