Timmy O’Neill is guiding Steve Baskis through ancient yellow pines that almost touch the sky. They’re hiking all day to base camp in California’s Yosemite National Park, 2,000 feet up in Little Yosemite Valley. Taking Baskis by the hand, O’Neill traces the distant ridge of Half Dome, a bald rock rising almost a mile from
Enlarge image i Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, his back to camera, and senior aides talk outside at a Geneva hotel Saturday before announcing an agreement on securing Syrian chemical weapons. Larry Downing/AP Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, his back to camera, and
Enlarge image i President Obama, shown here meeting with Kuwait Amir Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah on Friday, is willing to admit uncertainty in world affairs. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Obama, shown here meeting with Kuwait Amir Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah on Friday, is willing to admit uncertainty in world affairs. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Obama is expressing
A museum exhibit about buildings that don’t exist might not sound all that exciting. But the Architecture Design Museum in Los Angeles has had its crowds grow to 10 times their normal level for a show called Never Built: Los Angeles. It’s on through Oct. 13 – and it’s all about projects that were imagined
Enlarge image i Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced a plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal from Geneva on Saturday. Larry Downing/AFP/Getty Images Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced a plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal from Geneva on Saturday. Larry
Enlarge image i Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin is surrounded by security as she shouts at President Obama during his speech about national security in May at the National Defense University. Carolyn Kaster/AP Code Pink founder Medea Benjamin is surrounded by security as she shouts at President Obama during his speech about national security in
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Enlarge image i Amanda Coplin received her MFA from the University of Minnesota, and now resides in Portland, Ore. Corina Bernstein/HarperCollins Amanda Coplin received her MFA from the University of Minnesota, and now resides in Portland, Ore. Corina Bernstein/HarperCollins For the first time
What happens when hipsters grow up? Do they become less insufferable with age? Do they learn to contribute something useful to the society they’ve long scorned, and in turn were scorned by? Maybe they, like Norman Rush’s deceased character Douglas, leave New York City and go live in a castle somewhere, work on secret projects
Enlarge image i A Free Syrian Army fighter looks through the scope of his sniper rifle at an area controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in Aleppo. Reuters/Landov A Free Syrian Army fighter looks through the scope of his sniper rifle at an area controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad in
Authorities have found a body inside the perimeter of a wildfire that destroyed 37 homes and forced the evacuation of 300 others in Northern California. The burnt body of Brian Stanley Henry, 56, was found inside a motor home that was destroyed by the fire, Shasta County coroner’s Lt. Mark Lillibridge said Wednesday. Sheriff’s deputies
Enlarge image i Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Celebrity editor Tina Brown announced Wednesday that she’s leaving The Daily Beast to launch her own media company. She has been a regular guest on Morning Edition. Brown, 59, plans to produce live forums on news topics. Brown has edited some of the most prestigious publications: Vanity Fair, The
Native American tribes gave up millions of acres to the federal government in the 19th century in exchange for promises of funded health care, education and housing. But time and again, those funds have been cut. The recent across-the-board federal budget cuts, known as the sequestration, are no exception. They came with a 5 percent