Arts & Leisure

Books
Also of interest ... in keeping it short


Books
Author of the week: Andre Agassi
Novel of the week: The Original of Laura (Dying Is Fun) by Vladimir Nabokov
Book of the week: Lit: A Memoir by Mary Karr
Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis by Al Gore


Music
Jack Liebeck: Dvorak Violin Concerto
Wale: Attention Deficit
Cymbals Eat Guitars: Why There Are Mountains


Film
New on DVD
Fantastic Mr. Fox
2012
Pirate Radio


People and Gossip
Gossip: Paris Hilton
Gossip: Cindy Crawford.
Gossip: David Letterman
Marie Osmond’s darkest hour
Jonathan Miller’s accidental career
Fergie, the child star


Lifestyle
New cars: 2010 MazdaSpeed 3
The best ... eye-catching coffee makers
Tip of the week: How to get some shut-eye
Best websites for following style trends
For those who have everything: MOTO W233 Renew


Travel
This week’s travel dream: The many faces of Jamaica
Getting the flavor of ... The beauty of Half Moon Bay
Last-minute travel deals
Hotel of the week: Little City Farm B&B, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada


Book List
Best books ... chosen by Natalie Angier


Stage
Stage: The Understudy
Stage: High Holidays
The week’s other openings


Art
Exhibit of the week: The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850–1900
The Young Archer Attributed to Michelangelo
Where to buy … Fred Sandback


Television
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Movies on TV
Show of the week: The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination


Extras
Spotlight


Business

Extras
Spotlight


Extras
Business columns: Big investors don’t want a say on pay
Business columns: Saving jobs by cutting hours
Issue of the week: The dangers of a weak dollar


News at a Glance
The news at a glance
The world at a glance . . . United States
The world at a glance . . . Europe
The world at a glance . . . Americas
The world at a glance . . . International


Bottom Line
The bottom line


Making Money
What the experts say
Stocks: Has this bull run too far?
Workplace


Main Stories
Obama engages a muscular China


News & Opinion

Main Stories
Obama engages a muscular China


Main Stories
Obama nears a decision on Afghanistan


Controversies
Palin: Is she a viable presidential candidate?


Best Columns - US
Quote of the week: H.D.S. Greenway
When faith leads to a child’s death
Term limits: A joke that won’t quit
Can positive thinking save the U.S.?


Best Columns - Europe
Ireland: Running for office on television
United Kingdom: What ever happened to stiff upper lips?
Germany and France: Old wars, new attitudes


Best Columns - International
India: Lawmakers who brawl at work
Philippines: So much for the war on corruption


Talking Points
The 9/11 plotters: Why they’ll be tried in the U.S.
Lou Dobbs: The lure of politics
Hasan: Is he a ‘terrorist’?


Briefing
Out of work—and out of hope


How They See Us
Turmoil over U.S. bases in Japan


Obituaries
Vitaly Ginzburg
Earl Cooley
Donald Harington


Health and Science
Health & Science
Health scare of the week: Down with fruit juice


Editor's Letter
Editor's Letter: Our shrinking brains


Cartoons & Short Takes

Editor's Letter
Editor's Letter: Our shrinking brains


It Wasn't All Bad
Smoking reform in Massachusetts, and more


Boring but Important
Warning on Medicare


Only in America
Boy Scout draws ire of SEIU


Good Week - Bad Week
Status updates, and more


Tabloids
A sensor dispenser for holy water, and more


Noted
Estimating the cost of new troops in Afghanistan, and more


Puzzles
Crossword - Nov. 27, 2009
Crossword solution - Nov. 20, 2009
Sudoku - Nov. 27, 2009


November 27, 2009