The New Orleans Saints
win the Super Bowl They beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida. Saints quarterback Drew Brees was 32-o-39 for 288 yards and two touchdowns. But it was the big 75-yard interception return for a touchdown by cornerback Tracy Porter that sealed the deal.
"The Hypochondriacs:
Nine Tormented Lives" At heart, "The Hypochodriacs" is a collection of biographical sketches focused on the eccentric and often perverse behavior of nine remarkable, talented people
How to Handle GOP Tantrums The “party of no” is acting out—and getting its way. Lee Siegel on the lessons parenting could teach the president about dealing with the petulant opposition party.
Are we the Waiting? - Green Day
Colorado Springs cuts into services
considered basic by many This tax-averse city is about to learn what it looks and feels like when budget cuts slash services most Americans consider part of the urban fabric. More than a third of the streetlights in Colorado Springs will go dark Monday. The police helicopters are for sale on the Internet. The city is dumping firefighting jobs, a vice team, burglary investigators, beat cops — dozens of police and fire positions will go unfilled.
View From Washington:
Reimagining Repeal “I’m getting the sense they will try to ignore this as long as possible and then they will maybe trot out some commission to delay it another year if they are forced to do anything,” said the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Poisoned Shipments:
Are Strange, Illicit
Sinkings Making the Mediterranean Toxic?
Accusations fly over criminal dumping and scuttling of cargo ships carrying industrial and radioactive waste
When the Lion Roared ... In celebration of its 85th anniversary, MGM shares stills from a few of the studio’s timeless classics.
The Latin motto that encircles Leo the Lion in the MGM logo reads, “Ars Gratia Artis,” or “Art for Art’s Sake”...
"Eternity Soup":
Dying for eternal youth How our desperate desire to stop aging has created an industry fueled by questionable science and outright greed.
America is getting older. The baby boomers are approaching retirement age, 1 million people currently live in nursing homes or assisted living centers...
Poisoned Shipments:
Are Strange, Illicit
Sinkings Making the Mediterranean Toxic?
Accusations fly over criminal dumping and scuttling of cargo ships carrying industrial and radioactive waste.
Walead Beshty's
Revolution Will Be Colorful Walead Beshty's work with photograms hangs on a crucial moment of interpretation. Beshty creates seductive, colorful surfaces, ostensibly abstractions although their texture demonstrate visible curls and depth to suggest the artist's indexical mark and spatial depth.
Democratic Déjà Vu The divide between liberals and centrists in the Democratic Party is nothing new. Matthew Dallek on the history of the rift that could kill health care.
New Colorado nonprofit to
advocate for gay causes If you're gay and living in Colorado, One Colorado wants to hear from you. The new nonprofit organization launched an online survey meant to capture the pulse of Colorado's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community last weekend. It has already had thousands of responses.
Draw Stupid Sarah Palin! A Democratic campaign committee sponsors a contest to illustrate and caption a photo of Sarah Palin. I just don't understand why anyone would want her as President.
