Remembering Virginia Tech Remembering Virginia Tech

"It really does bother me because I still understand I could have been killed so easy, and there is no explanation why I wasn't."

Apr 17, 2008 / The Nation

Puzzle No. 3125 Puzzle No. 3125

ACROSS

1 As a poser, one would be rather busy--but the inventor might produce one. (7,5)

Apr 17, 2008 / Frank W. Lewis

Back Talk: Nicholson Baker Back Talk: Nicholson Baker

In the debut of a new biweekly series, the author of Human Smoke discusses pacifism and World War II.

Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood

Give ‘Em Hell Give ‘Em Hell

This is the way every member of the Bush administration deserves to be treated when they come before Congress.

Apr 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Her Good Thing Her Good Thing

The versatile vocalist Mable John, now a novelist and minister, has come a long way since the 1960s soul era that made her (almost) famous.

Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nathaniel Friedman

Every Photo an Archive Every Photo an Archive

Peppered with moving, thought-provoking elements, the photographic exhibition "Archive Fever" is fascinating but essentially incoherent.

Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Susie Linfield

Arms and the Right Arms and the Right

Two books dissect the contentious, confusing debate over gun control and the frequently misinterpreted Second Amendment.

Apr 17, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare

Leaving Cheyenne Mountain Leaving Cheyenne Mountain

Post-cold war America is looking a lot like the former Soviet Union.

Apr 17, 2008 / Feature / William J. Astore

Pennsylvania’s ‘Obamicans’ Pennsylvania’s ‘Obamicans’

Democratic activism and Obama's campaign have turned Doylestown, Pennsylvania, from solid red to purple--maybe even blue.

Apr 17, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman

Bowling for Pennsylvania Bowling for Pennsylvania

Can Barack Obama get racially mixed communities in Pennsylvania's small towns to bowl together?

Apr 17, 2008 / Feature / Gaiutra Bahadur