Nov 12th, 2008 · President Bush will host an economic summit with the G-20 countries this Saturday. Some European leaders want a strong, new international financial regulator to prevent future financial meltdowns, while president prefers a lighter hand.
Oct 12th, 2008 · As the stock market hits parishioners' pocketbooks, charities and churches across the country are bracing for decreased giving. It's unclear just how big a hit nonprofits are in for, but at least some Sunday collection plates are already feeling lighter.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · The image of Sarah Palin, the hunter, has inspired a sporting goods manufacturer to release a custom designed hunting bow called the "Sarah-Cuda," it's pink camouflage and lightweight. While the name may be timely, the concept is not new. The outdoor equipment industry has been trying to reach out to female hunters for several years. They've made guns smaller and crossbows lighter and painted them. The marketers motto: "Pink it and shrink it."
Jun 26th, 2008 · In his new book of essays, neurotic, death-fearing humorist David Sedaris visits a morgue, has a catheter inserted (just to see what it's like) and buys a skeleton as a gift. Reviewer John Freeman calls Engulfed in Flames "always funny, occasionally bittersweet."
May 17th, 2008 · Most American oenophiles are familiar with seven or eight wine varietals like merlot, cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay. But there are hundreds of others — for a variety of budgets — to please your palate. Scott Simon tasted a few.
May 8th, 2008 · The '70s soul player performs a transcendent, refreshingly unadorned cover of Al Green's "I'm So Glad That You're Mine." Rather than dressing up (and thus weighing down) the arrangement, he relies on little else besides a guitar, an acoustic piano, drums, and some backup singers.
Apr 30th, 2008 · The Arkansas National Guard's 39th Combat Brigade Team has returned to Iraq roughly three years after deployment. On this tour, the soldiers have lighter duty, which has sparked both relief and resentment among the ranks.
Jan 14th, 2008 · The Zippo lighter was a tool, a talisman and more to American GIs during the Vietnam War. Artist Bradford Edwards calls the carvings on the lighters "pure art without ambition" -- personal narratives that capture the mixed emotions of a confusing time and place.