Source: Oxford American Magazine Credit: Dave Anderson In the 1960s, Al Black could be found cruising up and down Route 1 in his blue-and-white Ford Galaxy — with a trunk full of wet landscape paintings. At the time, he was a salesman who could snatch your breath away and sell it back to you. As
Enlarge John Flesher/AP Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed voter ID legislation on Tuesday. John Flesher/AP Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed voter ID legislation on Tuesday. At first blush, it seems like a man-bites-dog story: a Republican governor vetoing voter ID legislation decried as voter suppression by Democratic critics of the bills. But when you consider
Enlarge Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Revelations that Barclays traders were involved in efforts to manipulate a key interest rate claimed the job of Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Revelations that Barclays traders were involved in efforts to manipulate a key interest rate claimed the job of Barclays Chief Executive Bob Diamond. There’s a
Enlarge Chris Szagola/AP Joe Paterno walks the sidelines during warm-ups before a game between his Penn State Nittany Lions and the Temple Owls in Philadelphia last September. Paterno, who died in January, was fired on Nov. 9, four days after Jerry Sandusky was initially arrested on charges of sexually abusing 10 boys. Chris Szagola/AP Joe
AFP/Getty Images A handout image released by the Syrian opposition’s Shaam News Network on Monday shows a girl flashing the sign for victory in a destroyed street flooded with water in the restive central city of Homs. Turkey’s state TV is reporting that a Syrian general and 85 soldiers have defected and are seeking refuge
When Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Matthew A. Sciarrino Jr. ruled that Twitter owns tweets made by OWS protester Malcolm Harris, and, furthermore, that these tweets would not be considered private in the eyes of the law, his opinion invoked the following metaphor: “If you post a tweet, just like if you scream it out the
Most of us had never heard the term “derecho” until Friday, when we learned that’s what meteorologists call the kind of massive storm that swept through the Midwest and blitzed the Eastern Seaboard, killing at least 20 people and leaving a 700-mile swath of destruction and downed power lines in its wake. That got us
Enlarge Patrick Semansky/AP Deacon Mark Coudrain, bottom left, Rev. Charles Benoit, top left, Abbot Justin Brown, top right, and attorney Evans Schmidt carry a casket built by Benedictine monks down the steps of the U.S. federal district courthouse on Aug. 12, 2010. Patrick Semansky/AP Deacon Mark Coudrain, bottom left, Rev. Charles Benoit, top left, Abbot
Enlarge Patrick Semansky/AP Deacon Mark Coudrain, bottom left, Rev. Charles Benoit, top left, Abbot Justin Brown, top right, and attorney Evans Schmidt carry a casket built by Benedictine monks down the steps of the U.S. federal district courthouse on Aug. 12, 2010. Patrick Semansky/AP Deacon Mark Coudrain, bottom left, Rev. Charles Benoit, top left, Abbot
On a week monopolized by important political news, many of you still took time out to comment on our National Geographic inspired poll, which asked “Which president, would-be president or movie president would do the best job if extraterrestrials come to visit?” “Cher Cox” recommends that “the most interesting man in the universe” take the
On a week monopolized by important political news, many of you still took time out to comment on our National Geographic inspired poll, which asked “Which president, would-be president or movie president would do the best job if extraterrestrials come to visit?” “Cher Cox” recommends that “the most interesting man in the universe” take the
Enlarge Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Iker Casillas (center) of Spain lifts the trophy as he celebrates following victory in the UEFA EURO 2012 final match between Spain and Italy at the Olympic Stadium on July 1, 2012 in Kiev, Ukraine. Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Iker Casillas (center) of Spain lifts the trophy as he celebrates following victory