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You’re Dead? That Won’t Stop the Debt Collector
Next of kin usually have no obligation to assume debts owed by the deceased, but collectors may still call.
Ex-Leaders of Countrywide Profit From Bad Loans
Executives from the company synonymous with the housing bubble are now buying distressed properties.
It’s Organic, but Does That Mean It’s Safer?
Shoppers who think organic food is safer are often surprised to hear that organic certification technically has nothing to do with food safety.
For Free Throws, 50 Years of Practice Is No Help
The rate at which players make free throws represents a stubbornly peculiar athletic endeavor.
Harvard Medical School in Ethics Quandary
More than 200 Harvard Medical School students and sympathetic faculty are intent on exposing and curtailing the industry influence in their classrooms and laboratories.
Maureen Dowd: Stage of Fools
This is the first pork-filled federal budget from a new president who promised to go through the budget “line by line” and cut pork.
Turning to Cube Steak, and Back to Childhood
Old-fashioned and a little mysterious, the cube steak is suddenly one of the hottest cuts of beef in the country.
Amazon to Sell E-Books for Apple Devices
Owners of iPod and iPhone Touch can download free software that will provide access to the 240,000 e-books on Amazon.com.
Basics: In a Helpless Baby, the Roots of Our Social Glue
Babies display many of the characteristics that distinguish us from other animals.
A Google Search of a Distinctly Retro Kind
Google is spending $7 million on a global print campaign to alert writers that it intends to digitize every book.
Mortgage Plan Targets Up to Four Million Homeowners
New details were provided on a program to help struggling homeowners reduce their payments.
Economic Scene: Job Losses Show Breadth of Recession
Every state, except a band stretching from the Dakotas to Texas, is shedding jobs at a rapid pace.
For a Weekend, Fishermen Measure Haul in Verse
At the annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Ore., even a bad day of fishing can produce a decent rhyme.
Drug Approval Is Not a Shield From Lawsuits, Justices Rule
The Supreme Court said a drug company is not protected from injury claims merely because the government had approved the products and labeling.
Wines of The Times: California Chardonnay Grows Up
It’s hard to imagine any region outdoing Santa Barbara for the sheer variety of chardonnay styles it offers.
David Brooks: A Moderate Manifesto
We moderates are going to have to assert ourselves and take a centrist tendency that has been politically feckless and intellectually vapid and turn it into an influential force.
In Turkey, Women Playing Soccer Vie for Acceptance
In Turkey, women’s soccer teams are trying to gain a foothold as they struggle against a deep ambivalence about women playing the game.
Tenants Wary of Clustering of Homeless
Tenants say they are being pushed out to make way for homeless people under a new program.
Publisher’s Big Gamble on Divisive French Novel
Harper paid about $1 million for Jonathan Littell’s “Kindly Ones,” a 983-page French novel narrated by a remorseless former Nazi SS officer, a book that has already aroused fierce passions, for and against.
Music Review: Lovelorn Sleepwalker, Caught Between Rehearsal and Reality
Mary Zimmerman’s new production of Bellini’s “Sonnambula” for the Metropolitan Opera, which goes behind the scenes, is exasperating and clichéd.
Short of Dentists, Maine Adds Teeth to Doctors’ Training
Maine has trouble recruiting dentists because many young graduates do not want to work in rural areas. Now doctors there are learning to pull teeth.
Thomas L. Friedman: Obama’s Ball and Chain
I fear that President Obama’s first term could be eaten by Citigroup, A.I.G., Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and the whole housing/subprime credit bubble.
Frugal Traveler: The Economy-Class Infant
From booking flights on Mondays to getting vaccinations, the Frugal Traveler shares tips for trouble-free travel with infants and toddlers after vacationing in Italy with his own daughter.
