A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
But can he win?
Alan Keyes, the prophet-politician whose soaring oratory towers above all others, has a problem: Even some of his biggest boosters are wobbly on the question of "winnability." But what Mr.
GOP abortion crackup?
California Republican battle over abortion is a microcosm of the division threatening the national party
The creed was greed
Florida jury finds church leader Lyons guilty of theft and racketeering; next up, the federal trial
March madness alert
In the NCAA tournament, the off-court drama is sometimes as intriguing as the heroism and competition on-court
Notebook
Culture
Culture
As seen on television
Novelist Bret Lott picked up the ringing phone. It was television megastar Oprah Winfrey. Herself. She was calling to tell him she loved his novel, Jewel, so much that she had selected it for the ...
Culture
Slaves of fashion
Tragically unhip Levi Strauss put a pair of jeans in every closet, but now the company has lost touch with the young market that turned faded blues into a fashion statement. Levi's have...
Culture
Two cheers
The biggest winner at the Grammy Awards was Lauryn Hill, a 23-year-old newcomer, who was named Best New Artist and the winner of Best Album for her first solo recording, The Miseducation of Lauryn...
Culture
Let's go to the replay
± Don't waste your time ±± maybe ±±± worth seeing ±±±± excellent ±±±±± Masterpiece Simon Birch ±±± Due in video stores: March 16 Hollywood Pictures; rated PG (la...
Books
Books: Realism, struggle, faith
Author Bret Lott cites two Scripture passages in the frontispiece of his Oprah's Book Club bestseller: "And this is the father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I shoul...
Dispatches
The Buzz (Publick Occurrences)
News & Reviews
Blackmun, author of roe vs. wade, dies at 90 But his legacy lives On the eve of the 10th anniversary of his most famous legal ruling, 72-year-old Harry Blackmun sat for an interview with a j...
Quotables
Quotables
My brother is another Judas Iscariot, except that, unlike the original Judas, he doesn't even have the courage to hang himself. Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, writing in his new book about his br...