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May 16th, 2008

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Friday, May 16th, 2008

Arts and Leisure

Art Where to buy … Exhibition of the week Review of reviews: Art Book List Best books … chosen by Simon Winchester Books Review of reviews: Books Author of the week A Voyage Long and Strange Also of interest ... Novel of the week Consumer And for those who have everything … Tip of the week ... New cars: What the critics say The Internet ... The best ... sunglasses Film Iron Man Redbelt Food and Drink A French chef reinvades New York Recipe of the week: Fish and chips: England’s traditional fast food Music Madonna Portishead Stephen Layton Santogold People and Gossip Gossip Springsteen’s favorite muse Why Cameron Diaz doesn't want a boyfriend When Sutherland was a radical Properties Best properties on the market Stage The week’s other openings Review of reviews: Stage Review of reviews: Stage Television The week's guide to what’s worth watching Travel Hotel of the week: Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa This week’s dream: Getting the flavor of . . . An Alabama ghost town, and more

Business

Bottom Line The Bottom Line Extras Best columns: Business Spotlight Issue of the week: Why Microsoft gave up the chase for Yahoo Best columns: Business Making Money Workplace What the experts say What to do with that tax rebate check News at a Glance The news at a glance The Last Word The last word: Why books are overrated

News and Opinion

Best Columns - Europe Where nobody wants to park and ride United Kingdom: A brash Conservative to lead London Ghostwriters: The last French taboo Best Columns - International The new way for the Kremlin to watch us Collective punishment of innocent kids Best Columns - US When students are smarter than the teacher Unwanted advice to this year’s graduates The courage to tell voters the truth The harm inflicted by food aid Boring but Important Boring but important Briefing Briefing: Married to a mob Controversies Eight Belles: Did the Derby contender have to die? Extras Editor's Letter Good Week - Bad Week Good week, bad week Health and Science Health & Science Health scare of the week: Unhappy Lasik customers How They See Us How they see us: Failing to transcend race It Wasn't All Bad It wasn't all bad Main Stories A split decision dims Clinton’s chances Jobs decline, but less than expected Putin formally hands over power News at a Glance The world at a glance . . . Americas The world at a glance . . . Europe The world at a glance . . . International The world at a glance . . . United States Noted Noted Obituaries Obituaries Obituaries Obituaries Only in America Only in America Poll Watch Poll watch Tabloids It must be true ... I read it in the tabloids Talking Points Iraq: Five years after ‘Mission Accomplished’ LSD: A breakthrough, or an illusion? Race: A ‘conversation’ turns into an argument China: An angry backlash against the West Wit and Wisdom Wit & Wisdom

FROM THE MAGAZINE

Good week for: Riding bareback, after men and women roped steers, wrestled cattle, and put hot-pink undies on an uncooperative goat at Philadelphia’s first gay rodeo. “This proves that we are normal,” said Jen Vrana, president of the Liberty Gay Rodeo Association.

Bad week for: JetBlue, which is being sued for $2 million by a New York man who says he was ordered to give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on a toilet through most of a flight from San Diego to New York. Gokhan Mutlu says being “imprisoned” in the bathroom for hours left him “disgraced, degraded, and shocked beyond belief.”

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