A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Notebook
Culture
Culture
The real toy story
The early results are in, and it looks as if parents, at least, have bought into the Pokémon theme and mission: Gotta catch 'em all. Pokémon products have pulled way out in front as the best-selli...
Culture
More on Pokémon
They look like little stockbrokers, spending recess trading cards and making deals. Just what are schoolchildren doing with those Pokémon cards? In the Pokémon trading card game (the leading prope...
Culture
This is no final fantasy
Long attention spans Perhaps the hottest video game of the year has a contradictory name: Final Fantasy VIII. It dominates sales in a way that only Pokémon can match. The complicated game with ...
Culture
The Movies
Toy Story 2 $57.4 million 2 weeks in release $80.5 million to date ...
Music
Music: A crossover Christmas
Taste in musical styles often divides people, but most Americans love traditional Christmas music. This year, several artists-classical, opera, and even rock performers-crossed over, successfully,...
Culture
The radicals are back
Ever since the ascendancy of Ronald Reagan, the left wing has been in a state of decline. The Soviet Union fell apart; the world discovered the wonders of the free market; and deregulation and the...
Dispatches
Quotables
Quotables
The president needs to get right with the law. Former Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, in remarks at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast, indicating his irritation that President Clinto...
The Buzz (Publick Occurrences)
News & Reviews
NIH formally issues guidelines approving embryo research 'Glow of respectability' When is an embryo not an embryo? When it interferes with the convenience of the government. Clinging to a co...