Two parts hubris, one part paranoia
9/11 gave America amnesia about the real Rudy Giuliani. He's an authoritarian narcissist -- and we don't need another one of those in the White House
Tuesday, Dec. 05, 2006
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North Beach forever
"It was the end of the continent; they didn't give a damn," Jack Kerouac said of San Francisco. But what happens when you and your city grow up?
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Dining room diplomacy
As bombs fell on the Middle East, I cooked a gourmet meal for a group of Arab artists -- and between bites of roasted tomatoes and baby lettuce, the world seemed at peace
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Two parts hubris, one part paranoia
9/11 gave America amnesia about the real Rudy Giuliani. He's an authoritarian narcissist -- and we don't need another one of those in the White House
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Wings of the ... pigeon?
According to Andrew Blechman, those red-legged head-bobbers are actually a whole lot faster, kinder and smarter than we give them credit for
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Love me tenor
Opera's romantic new pop stars are as big as Timberlake -- and as authentic as Fabio
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WayLay
"Here's looking at you, kid"
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Daily Download: "Let's Go Driving," Barzin
A song haunted by pedal steel guitar
Monday, Dec. 04, 2006
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Live, on Oprah: Microfinance!
Who's sexier? Leonardo DiCaprio or Muhammad Yunus?
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777 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes, 13 seconds -- but who's counting?
Even White House staffers are counting down now
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Ladies, no test spin for you
Saudi women can buy and sell cars -- they just can't drive them
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It's Florida: Outrageous!
Michigan would have been even more outrageous as the BCS proves once again that it doesn't work
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The Fix
Richards to meet offended clubgoers. Lohan joins A.A. Plus: "Daily Show" honcho's moving on
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Emergency Bible boot camp
Learn about the divine directive for a flat tax and prohibitions against "freakish sexual behavior"
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Race matters
Black History Month is coming soon. I wonder: Will anyone pay me to be black for them this year?
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A vote for more cooked intelligence?
Little-known documents link Rumsfeld replacement Robert Gates with the kind of trumped-up reports that unleashed the Iraq war
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Dems gear up for oversight
Hearings on the Bush administration's energy and environmental policies will be part of a delicate Democratic balancing act
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Sex and the single septuagenarian
HIV and STDs are on the rise among senior citizens. So when it comes to safe sex, it may be time to teach America's old dogs some new tricks
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This Modern World
Tom Tomorrow's Guide to Holiday Punditry!
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Since you asked...
How to care for my aging mother? I'm thinking of buying a duplex for her and me -- but I'd like a little buy-in from the relatives, too
Saturday, Dec. 02, 2006
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Left turn at Saddleback Church
Barack Obama received a warm welcome at an AIDS conference held by Rick "Purpose-Driven Life" Warren. But that doesn't mean evangelicals are ready to lay down their cross for Democrats
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Dangerous liaisons
"Casanova's Women" shows that the world-famous rake spread joy -- even empowerment -- among his 116 lovers, not to mention V.D., pregnancy and social disgrace
Friday, Dec. 01, 2006
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Media goal: Divide the N.Y. Giants
Mission accomplished! Plus: NFL Week 13 picks
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The Fix
Lohan undone by BlackBerry, laughed at by Ferrell and Gore? "Apocalypto" a disgusting "torture-fest"? Plus: Richards' religious confusion
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Who poisoned the KGB agent?
Only a state with a highly sophisticated nuclear program could kill a person with a radioactive toxin
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The madness of George
The president's likely refusal to pursue the diplomatic solutions recommended by the Iraq Study Group is simply senseless
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No graceful exit
We blundered into Iraq for made-in-America reasons. Now our absorption in domestic politics will dictate our blundering out
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It's McCain by a head
A bevy of political touts line the rails at a Washington conference to handicap the 2008 presidential race
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"The Nativity Story"
Ecclesiastical tastemakers are buzzing about this respectfully drab depiction of the birth of Jesus
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Ask the pilot
Banished breast-feeders, impertinent imams, and big new changes for Boston and Bangkok
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"10 Items or Less"
This intimate, actor-centric movie's bare-boned simplicity is its greatest strength
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Size matters
Weighing in this week on weight, and why the measure of a woman shouldn't be in ounces
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Since you asked...
My husband beat me. Should I divorce him? He has tried to make it up to me, and wants me to come back
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