An NYT story on how places like New York and Boston are becoming out of reach to middle income earners. Economists say that's not necessarily a bad thing, but social scientists beg to differ.

The nutty anti-obscenity rules in the United States are working their magic on master documentarian Ken Burns' new PBS project: A soldier's-eye view of the Second World War.

Beirut's party people -- and ordinary citizens too -- are trying to put on a brave face by continuing to go out for cocktails or a meal amidst the bombing.

This NYT story looks at how the U.S. wants to break up the alliance of convenience between Syria and Iran and get Syria to dump support for Hezbollah by getting the U.S.'s client states to put the word out.

Good luck to them! :)

An NYT story about how Israelis are expressing themselves online about this current conflict to each other -- and to the Lebanese.