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Well: Is Your Ab Workout Hurting Your Back?
There’s growing dissent among sports scientists about whether paying attention to deep abdominal muscles actually gives you a more powerful core and a stronger back and whether it’s even safe.
For Colleges, Small Cuts Add Up to Big Savings
To whittle away at costs, colleges are scrapping cafeteria trays and landlines while buying student labor.
So Many Flat-Panel TVs. Which Is Right for You?
Consumers shopping for the latest TVs must consider a range of technical questions before committing to a purchase.
Frugal Traveler: Travel Web Sites: A Click-On Showdown
From booking airfares to securing hotel rooms, the Frugal Traveler puts websites to the test.
Doctor and Patient: Taking Time for the Self on the Path to Becoming a Doctor
Doctors need to learn how to create a better sense of balance in their lives from the moment they begin training.
Art Review | 'Pen and Parchment': Those Medieval Monks Could Draw
A show at the Metropolitan Museum reveals medieval drawing to be vital, evolving, remarkably diverse and essential to the medium’s Renaissance blossoming.
Paul Krugman: Out of the Shadows
President Obama’s plan for financial reform basically punts on the question of how to keep what went wrong from happening again.
Op-Ed Contributor: A Different Iranian Revolution
Americans have to stop looking at the Tehran demonstrations through the prism of 1979.
David Brooks: Fragile at the Core
The Iranian elections have stirred a whirlwind that will lead, someday, to the regime’s collapse.
Happy Days: The Way of the Bayou
Recalling lessons in happiness from a New Orleans leveled by disaster, but still high in spirit.
Slump Dashes Oregon Dreams of Californians
The Californians who contributed to Oregon’s growth are in some cases adding to its economic struggle.
A Literary Legend Fights for a Local Library
The new passion of the science fiction writer Ray Bradbury is raising money for California's libraries.
Nestle Recalls Cookie Dough Products
The food maker on Friday voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products after a number of illnesses were reported by those who ate the dough raw.
F.D.A. Warns Against Use of Popular Cold Remedy
In 2006, the maker of Zicam paid $12 million to settle 340 lawsuits from the product's users who claimed that it destroyed their sense of smell.
At the Jersey Shore, Reasons to Dress Up at Night
From Sea Bright to Cape May, new bars promise a more sophisticated experience, turning the beach into a year-round night life destination.
Personal Health: An Emotional Hair Trigger, Often Misread
Borderline personality disorder is a poorly understood mood disorder.
Tables Turn in Porsche’s Pursuit of VW
Years of family intrigue factored into the drama when Porsche shifted from Volkwagen’s predator to its prey.
State of the Art: Apple Fills in Some Gaps With Latest iPhone
Succumbing to consumer demand, Apple finally add basic features like voice commands, video capabilities, an improved camera and updated software.
Nestlé Cookie Dough Is Recalled
Nestlé USA recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough on Friday after health officials linked the dough to infections from the bacteria E. coli in as many as 66 people in 28 states.
ART REVIEW: A Saint, Demons and a Leap of Imagination
“St. Anthony Tormented by Demons,” which many believe to be Michelangelo’s first painting, is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Editorial: Unparalleled and Denied
It is appalling that the Supreme Court ruled against post-conviction DNA testing that might prove a prisoner’s innocence.
A Move to Put the Union Label on Solar Power Plants
If companies commit at the outset to use union labor, they say environmental objections never materialize.
In New York, Number of Killings Rises With Heat
An analysis of homicide data provides insights about who is killed, by whom, where the murders occur and why.
36 Hours in Malibu
The staggering natural beauty of the sea and mountains is obvious, but pull off the road and stay awhile, and you’ll find local wines and chic shops.
Justices Reject Inmate Right to DNA Tests
Convicts do not have a right under the Constitution to obtain DNA testing to try to prove their innocence long after being found guilty, the Supreme Court ruled.