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Radioactive Water From Japan Plant Leaking Into Pacific; Arkansas Students Must Pull Up Pants

via Reuters​Officials say that highly radioactive water is leaking into the Pacific from a crippled reactor at Fukushima Daiichi. Water from a concrete pit has been seen escaping through a crack into the ocean; radiation levels in that pit have been measured at "1,000 millisieverts per hour, which ... More >>

James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists Announced

opentable.comThe product of blood, sweat, and tears​It's almost time for the Oscars. That is, the Oscars of the food world: the James Beard Foundation Awards. Today marked the announcement of the restaurant and chef semifinalists, who were chosen from a record 28,000 online entries. Finalists ... More >>

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opentable.comThe product of blood, sweat, and tears​It's almost time for the Oscars. That is, the Oscars of the food world: the James Beard Foundation Awards. Today marked the announcement of the restaurant and chef semifinalists, who were chosen from a record 28,000 online entries. Finalists ... More >>

The Many Thankful Screw-ups of Broadway Bomber Faisal Shahzad

​ There are a slew of new details today on klutzy failed car-bomber Faisal Shahzad's many missteps. Each one is deserving of a separate prayer of thanks that our latest attacker may have held an MBA, but apparently fell well short of the threshold for a Boy Scout preparedness badge. First the ... More >>

The James Beard Awards Semi-Finalists Have Been Announced

Will the spirit of James Beard smile upon New York chefs?​The James Beard Foundation announced its list of semi-finalists for the annual James Beard Awards today, kicking off the food world's very own Oscar season scrum. The semi-finalists were selected from a pool of 21,000 online entries; th ... More >>

A Conversation With Afghan Star Director Havana Marking

After three decades of Taliban rule, modernity is trickling into Afghanistan--and Afghan Star, Central Asia's version of American Idol, is at the cultural center of it. The TV show not only invites any age, race, or gender to audition, but also gives citizens a taste of democracy by allowing them ... More >>

Clip Job: Our Man in Afghanistan

After three decades of Taliban rule, modernity is trickling into Afghanistan--and Afghan Star, Central Asia's version of American Idol, is at the cultural center of it. The TV show not only invites any age, race, or gender to audition, but also gives citizens a taste of democracy by allowing them ... More >>

Daily Flog: Kicking the habit but blindly drunk, hounded by Afghans, woofed at by Hillary

After three decades of Taliban rule, modernity is trickling into Afghanistan--and Afghan Star, Central Asia's version of American Idol, is at the cultural center of it. The TV show not only invites any age, race, or gender to audition, but also gives citizens a taste of democracy by allowing them ... More >>

Journalist Held At Guantanamo Freed After Six Years Without Charges

After three decades of Taliban rule, modernity is trickling into Afghanistan--and Afghan Star, Central Asia's version of American Idol, is at the cultural center of it. The TV show not only invites any age, race, or gender to audition, but also gives citizens a taste of democracy by allowing them ... More >>

10 Movies in 2007 that Deserved More Attention

Kick yourself for not seeing these films

'The Hills Have Eyes II'

Kick yourself for not seeing these films

Battlefield Earth

New films from Britain and Sri Lanka illuminate the consequences of war

Books

New films from Britain and Sri Lanka illuminate the consequences of war

Dubai's Port of No Return

Don't jump to conclusions, but there are ties between the UAE, bin Laden, and the Taliban

Sick Transit

The NYC subway-bus strike and the slow death of the American pension system

Bombs (sic) Bursting in Air

Hunter S. Thompson's farewell a great, sordid letdown

One-Handers

Celebrities theatrically pleasure themselves on Broadway

Say What?

Celebrities theatrically pleasure themselves on Broadway

It's a Small World After All

The season's globe-trotting films bring mankind closer together, or at least pretend to on-screen

Chivalry vs. Complicity

America's compassionate motives aren't enough to save Afghanistan's women

More Is More

America's compassionate motives aren't enough to save Afghanistan's women

A Peace Movement Emerges

Tens of Thousands Rally in New York and Other Cities to Say No to War With Iraq

Letters

Tens of Thousands Rally in New York and Other Cities to Say No to War With Iraq

Inside Al-Jazeera

Tens of Thousands Rally in New York and Other Cities to Say No to War With Iraq

Double Jeopardy

Tens of Thousands Rally in New York and Other Cities to Say No to War With Iraq

Letters

Tens of Thousands Rally in New York and Other Cities to Say No to War With Iraq

Nation

Tens of Thousands Rally in New York and Other Cities to Say No to War With Iraq

War Riddles

Ten Questions the Media Can't Answer

U.S. Troops in the Philippines

War on Terrorism or Retaking a Choice Outpost?

Nation

War on Terrorism or Retaking a Choice Outpost?

Unholy Wars

War on Terrorism or Retaking a Choice Outpost?

The Best of the Rest

Voice Critics' Top 10s

Keep the Home Fires Burning

Voice Critics' Top 10s

Look Homeward, Angel

Voice Critics' Top 10s

Final Approach

Mohsen Makhmalbaf's Covert Operations

How We Lost Afghanistan

Fighting Terror on $1 Billion a Month

The Media Muzzled

Vietnam and Afghanistan Show why Limiting Press Access to War is Unpatriotic

Taliban Family Values

Vice Steps Out of the Closet in Afghanistan

Let Them Eat Teddy Bears

U.S. Watches Afghans Sink Into Starvation

Return of the 'Good Warlord'

Ismail Khan Seeks Power in the New Afghanistan

The Reckless Moments

Ismail Khan Seeks Power in the New Afghanistan

Directors Without Borders

Afghanistan's Shock Corridor

Saudi Intelligence: Bin Laden Has No Nukes

Prince Tries to Calm World Fears

Accidents Can Happen

Dead Civilians and Other Minor Risks of War

America's Battle Plans

Dead Civilians and Other Minor Risks of War

Hate Crimes

Like the Taliban, America’s Middle East Allies Tyrannize Gays and Women

Houses Divided

Two Afghan Mosques in Flushing Worry in Attack Aftermath

Barbarians at the Gate

Two Afghan Mosques in Flushing Worry in Attack Aftermath

Past Pop for Now People

Cannes-Cannes Kicks Off