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‘Driving America’: A Cultural Road Trip Through Time

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., is to automobiles what the National Gallery is to art. The museum has just opened a new exhibit called “Driving America” that looks at the automobile from the point of view of the driver. Curators hope the new exhibit will encourage visitors to consider — and maybe reconsider [...]

Why Do Laymen Love The Giants? It’s All Psychology

The Super Bowl: an annualized marketing event-cum-gambling extravaganza. That they have to play a football game to justify the ads, gambling and Ines Sainz’s career is still in the official rule book somewhere, but that rule book is now sponsored by the Gatorade G2 series. Why does Gatorade have more series than Telemundo? Anyway, a [...]

Romney Vows To Take Nev.’s Vote To Washington

There was no 11th-hour surprise in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night. The first state in the West to vote in the Republican presidential race chose Mitt Romney, who won with support from a broad base and left his rivals trailing behind. No Thanks To You, Mr. President Nevada has been Romney country since at least [...]

Worshipers Kicked Out Of N.Y. School On Principle

For years, small churches have been meeting in New York City public schools. Some want cheap rental space, and others are part of a “church planting” movement. The idea is to “plant” congregations, often in unconventional settings, to attract the unaffiliated. A federal court last year ruled that these school gatherings violate the separation of [...]

Move Over, Iowa, Nevada Has A Caucus Problem Too

Imagine this: You’re the Super Bowl host city, and you’ve gone to a lot of trouble to get the big game in your town. Now everyone’s watching as the game comes to an end, and you can’t get the scoreboard to work. Suddenly no one’s sure who’s ahead or how much time is left to [...]

Lost Malcolm X Speech Heard Again 50 Years Later

Last semester, Brown senior Malcolm Burnley took a narrative writing course. One of the assignments was to write a fictional story based on something true — and that true event had to be found inside the university archives. “So I went to the archives and started flipping through dusty compilations of student newspapers, and there [...]

Recliners Score Big With Super Bowl Watchers

And now the final preparations for Super Bowl Sunday. Chips and salsa? Check. Buffalo wings and beer? Got ‘em. Recliner? Wait, what? Sales of reclining chairs and sofas are as hot as New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz’s touchdown dance. Or, for you New England Patriots fans, as popular as star tight end Rob Gronkowski’s [...]

Occupy D.C. Camp Dismantled Quietly By Park Police

Since the early a.m., U.S. Park Police have been moving into a park near the White House where the Occupy D.C. movement has been encamped for months. Some officers were on horseback and dressed in riot gear, but there haven’t been any major clashes. If there are, you’ll likely see it on this Washington Post [...]

While Graceland Booms, Other Historic Homes Rot

Americans have always sought architectural brushes with greatness. The nation’s first president spent the night at so many inns and private houses that signs advertising “George Washington slept here” were regular roadside attractions even during his lifetime. But only a few homes of celebrated figures, such as Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello and Elvis Presley’s Graceland, have [...]

‘Buffett Rule’ Becomes A Bill, And Congress Bickers

At last week’s State of the Union address, the secretary of billionaire investor Warren Buffett was seated prominently with first lady Michelle Obama. President Obama invited Debbie Bosanek to a seat in the spotlight to underscore a complaint her boss has widely made: that she pays a much higher tax rate than the 17 percent [...]