It was evening rush hour in New York City. 42nd St
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How Today’s China Resembles 19th Century America
Is China making an unprecedented leap to the top of the global economic hierarchy? Yes, Martin Jacques asserts confidently in his buzz-generating When China Rules the World.
Education: Marriage Test
One day last week bustling little Sociology Professor Ernest Watson Burgess adjusted his spectacles and began to read a long, technical paper to his class at the University of Chicago.
Five Years On, Java Still Grapples with Mud Volcano
On the moon-like surface of the muddy crust that now covers a dozen Indonesian villages, any sign of life is welcome.
The Death of Jack Kevorkian, Advocate of Assisted Suicide
“My specialty is death,” Dr.
Are Women Getting Too Much Calcium?
Since bones deteriorate with age, it makes sense to take in more calcium as we get older to lower the risk of fractures. But how much is enough
Belfast Celebrates the Centenary of the ‘Titanic’ Launch
One hundred years ago on Tuesday, the Titanic — then the largest and most luxurious ship in the world — slid down the greased slipways from her building berth and into the waters of Victoria Channel in Belfast Harbor. It was a moment of enormous pride and emotion for the men who had built her, and the euphoria of the cheering crowds was reflected in contemporary accounts of the launch.
10 Questions for Chaz Bono
Are you nuts, changing genders? Oh, wow.
The End of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: A Gay Officer Offers An Inside View of the Military’s Rush to Adapt
What a fascinating time to be a gay man in the U.S.
Power of Four
For a moment, I hesitated. The on-ramp to the highway was short, traffic was charging up the right lane, and I was driving a sedan with a four-cylinder engine.