A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
'This is for real'
Bits and pieces of the tragedy in Fort Worth have been reported.
Wedgwood witnesses
Where is God in the tragedy in Texas?
Chronology of the rampage
1. Ashbrook enters the building by way of the south portico and confronts gathered members of the church. He opens fire in the foyer, ki...
Notebook
Culture
Culture
Hollywood goes spiritual
Spiritual themes are proving big at the box office these days. Sixth Sense and Stir of Echoes are ghost stories about life beyond the grave. The Blair Witch Project puts the wicked back into witch...
Culture
The culture of Mammon
Wall Street for the masses Will America's newfound passion for the stock market ever subside? Not as long as the longest bull market in history continues. Recent ads for brokers have replaced t...
Movies & TV
TV: Orwell with muppets
First, a warning: This is not Charlotte's Web. And it's not Babe (though it might be turned into Babe III: Pig in the Gulag). Turner Network Television's excellent production of George Orwell's An...
Dispatches
The Buzz (Publick Occurrences)
News & Reviews
2,100-plus dead following Taiwan earthquake Fear and trembling As rescue workers plunged into their third major earthquake in a month, onlookers wondered again at the earth's frequent trembl...
Quotables
Quotables
I wouldn't just give them a handout. Miss America 2000 Heather Renee French, who plans to take up the cause of homeless veterans, on how she would not approach the problem. "I believe we ne...