A Justice Like No Other (The Well / Cover Story)
In Sonia Sotomayor, Obama makes a historic choice for the court. What her extraordinary life says about the kind of Justice she would be

Four Myths About The Supreme Court (The Well / Viewpoint)
Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court is a reminder that some of the conventional wisdom about the high bench is wrong

The Limits of Empathy for Sonia Sotomayor (The Well / Viewpoint)
Obama says Sotomayor's roots show a concern for ordinary people. Her record is more muddled


Rick Steves: The Traveler's Aid (The Well / Profile)
Rick Steves has spent his life making Europe more manageable for Americans. His secret to finding a good meal? Listen for a blaring TV

After Waterboarding: How to Make Terrorists Talk? (The Well / Nation)
With the U.S. scrapping harsh interrogation techniques like waterboarding, interviews with former interrogators reveal why a soft touch can work better than torture


Robert Gates: The Bureaucrat Unbound (Commentary / In the Arena)
How the Defense Secretary helped turn Iraq around, shook up the Pentagon and won over Obama

Joel Stein on California's State of Insanity (The Awesome Column)
In California we vote on everything--including whether we have to keep voting on everything


Postcard from the Bronx (Postcard: The Bronx)
The Yankees have feasted on division foes for years. For an Orioles fan, a free buffet may be the best shot at payback. Evening the score at the new Yankee Stadium

New Lessons From the Old World (The Well / World)
European health care outperforms the U.S.'s on almost every measure. A guide to what we can learn


The Moment (Briefing)
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The World (Briefing)
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Spotlight: North Korea's Nuclear Test (Briefing)

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A Brief History Of: GPS (Briefing)

The Skimmer (Briefing)
Book Review: Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford

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Milestones (Milestones)

Roh Moo Hyun (Briefing / Milestones)

Mariá Amelia López (Briefing / Milestones)

Culture Crunch: The Recession and the Arts (Culture)
For arts groups in tough times, there's no bailout in sight

The Puppet Master (Comedy)
How playing with dolls has earned Jeff Dunham fame, fortune and fans by the million

Yes We Cannes (Movies)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie brought glamour to this year's Cannes Film Festival, but onscreen, violence and misery took the spotlight. Richard Corliss reports on the good, the bad and the gory

A Personal and Cultural History of Migraines (Books)
Andrew Levy's personal and cultural history of migraines finds the poetry in debilitating pain


Will They Save GM? (The Well / Business)
You wouldn't assemble a car the way the White House auto team cobbled together deals to keep Chrysler and GM going. So why are taxpayers about to foot a $100 billion bill for a vehicle that might not run?
 General Motors Factory-scapes
Photographer David Bowman explores GM's Fairfax Assembly Plant in exquisite detail

The End of the Big Business-China Love Affair (The Well / The Curious Capitalist)
Corporate America used to be enamored of China, and vice versa. The attraction is fading


The Risks (and Rewards) of Pills and Pregnancy (Life / Women's Health)
We know little about drugs' effects on moms-to-be. How a group of advocates is trying to change that
 Safety Issues
The FDA classifies drugs and their effects on pregnancy into five categories. How useful are they?

The Sims 3: Getting Real (Life / Family Tech)
Four years in the making, The Sims 3 is the best yet of the wildly popular PC franchise

Boycotts Are So 20th Century (Life / Going Green)
In a Carrotmob, customers swarm stores that use some of their cash to get eco-friendlier

Calm in a Can (Life / Marketing)
Stressed? A new anti--Red Bull offers to relax you


10 Questions for Perez Hilton (10 Questions)
The blogger on celebrities, Miss California and what gossip he won't print. Perez Hilton will now take your questions


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