Huffington Post:
I swear, I find no no joy in being Debbie Downer. I really wish I could celebrate the Senate's 60-39 vote to begin the debate on health care legislation, narrowly holding off the blocking tactic of the Republicans. I am 100 (Read More)
The Guardian:
THEY DIDN'T want Blair, because he was too famous. They derided Van Rompuy, because he wasn't. On two front pages (Guardian and Mail weirdly co-joined) it was a "Great EU stitch-up". They didn't, at the same time, seem to hav (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
Join a strange safari in the desert hunting, not rare animals, but an equally endangered prize – absolute silenceSeveral times each night I wake up. My first thought is usually that I am getting too old to sleep out, even in (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Call them 'twitchers' at your peril: how birdwatching has taken off in Britain. By Kate KellawayBirdwatching – when it is non-birdwatchers you are talking to – produces an almost uniform reaction: amused condescension, as if (Read More)
The Guardian:
The Bangladeshi mother who gave up her conjoined twins for adoption said she was overjoyed they had been separated and wants them to grow up in Australia."My babies are alive and doing well. It's the best news I've ever got i (Read More)
The Guardian:
How did fur, once taboo, become so acceptable – desirable even – again? Elizabeth Day investigates an ethical dilemma that goes to the heart of the fashion industry – and meets the animal rights campaigner who refuses to be d (Read More)
The Guardian:
She's Latin America's hottest singer with fans around the world. But in her native Colombia Shakira is as well known for her work with the country's poorest children. Euan Ferguson meets a popstar with real attitudeSomething (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Film and biographies mark 250th anniversary of passionate 'Ode to Joy' poetHe is the "rebel from Arcadia", the author of the lyrics to the modern European anthem, Ode to Joy, and a passionate champion of free spirits. But for (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
The only consolation for Wolves on a sodden day at Stamford Bridge was that they did not emulate their predecessors. The last time the Midlands club were in the Premier League they conceded five goals on each of the two occas (Read More)
The Guardian:
A sixth consecutive draw was the last thing Manchester City wanted, though Mark Hughes did concede beforehand that you could never regard sharing the points at Anfield as a poor result.That was before he knew City would be 2- (Read More)
NY Post:
The Giants were thrilled this week that they were healthier than at any time this season, with all 53 players able to practice. That joy and excitement was temporary, as a hastily scheduled MRI exam yesterday revealed a bulgi (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Style:
Come the twilight of the year, the deathless "Nutcracker" begins its march across American stages, bearing tidings of comfort and joy.
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www.nypost.com:
The Giants were thrilled this week that they were healthier than at any time this season, with all 53 players able to practice. That joy and excitement was temporary, as a quickly-scheduled MRI exam today revealed a bulging d (Read More)
feeds.latimes.com:
Rick Neuheisel's team is 5-5 and needs one win in its last two games, including Saturday's against Arizona State, to be bowl eligible. Doing so would eradicate a significant 'barrier,' the coach says. (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Part of the joy of following Bill Simmons on Twitter is the feeling that he doesn’t hold back—that, plus not only he can be snarky as all get out when the occasion demands, his (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Van Gogh's letters provide an extraordinary map of the artist's interior worldMichelangelo wrote some wonderful sonnets; Constable's correspondence has a fascinating tough-tenderness; most visualisers have, with varying degre (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Donatello was the first genius of the Renaissance, but his raw, expressive work also challenges all our assumptions about the period. He is justly the star of the V&A's triumphant new galleriesThe Ricordanze of Giovanni Chell (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
As a mother of three boys, Hannah Evans is used to all the bruises and gashes ... it's just a case of when to go to A&EIt was the marble that got me thinking. A magnetic marble. It should have been whizzing round the track of (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
'I felt that the only thing I was on earth to do was to write'A couple of months ago Mavis Gallant had a dream. A messenger came to the door carrying a cardboard box with a lid on it. On top was written "Mavis Gallant" in big (Read More)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
Now that your bundle of joy has arrived, it’s time to get back into shape. BT tells you how you can do this and have fun too. (Read More)