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Ginkgo below
Stephen G. Michaud
Chinese herbalists consider ginkgo an aphrodisiac. So does at least one man in Dallas.
“Arlington Road”
Andrew O'Hehir
Hitchcock worship smothers the plot twists and suburban paranoia of a summer thriller.
Who can see your medical records?
Arthur Allen
Congress passes a bill under the banner of protecting privacy. Critics say it does anything but that.
On her own
Anthony York
Hillary takes one giant step and one baby step out of her husband's political shadow.
The grace of danger in our lives
Don George
A new anthology presents a heart-pumping array of survivors' tales.
The big E
Dawn MacKeen
Doctors, law enforcement and ravers are scrutinizing ecstasy's possible long-term effects as the drug pours into the U.S. in record numbers.
Totally RIP-ed
Jonathon Keats
The strange story of Lenin's embalmers and a collection of cheeky epitaphs suggest that the Reaper may not be so grim after all.
Bare, naked ladies
Jennifer New
There's not much room to commune with your own nudity, or anyone else's, in a swimming-pool locker room full of wary onlookers.
Some enchanted evening
Todd Gottlieb
A romantic traveler meets his destiny -- and a beautiful Romanian named Anika -- for one brief night in Barcelona.
The murder that shocked Washington
Paul Hofer
Helen Foster-El was shot protecting children from gunfire. The man whose home she cleaned eulogizes the housekeeper-turned-local hero whose death has galvanized the city.
Going right through you
Sharon Lerner
The diet pill Xenical reduces fat absorption, but may cause unpleasant side effects.
We're here, we're queer, I'm sick of it
Christopher Ott
The gay pride agenda is about partying, not politics. It's time to talk about "gay equality."
Courtroom cage match!
Eric Boehlert
Ever since wrestler Owen Hart fell to his death on pay-per-view, WWF impresario Vince McMahon has been down. Is he out?
Promotional intelligence
Annie Murphy Paul
When the two scientists who invented the concept of emotional intelligence loaned the idea to New York Times science writer Daniel Goleman, they never dreamed it would become a cottage industry.
Once upon a time in the Sinai desert
Laura Fraser
An impetuous camel safari with two Bedouin guides opens up an enduring ancient world.
Other than that, Mrs. Oswald, how did you enjoy Minsk?
Douglas Cruickshank
From the mixed-up files of Mr. Lee Harvey Oswald; plus a sad story about a bull who fatefully lost his way on the road to Pamplona, and a touching Wittgensteinian lesson about backing up our work on the computer.
Is black politics dead in California?
Anthony York
The steep decline in the number of powerful black officeholders could be a sign of the community's political maturity -- or its demise.
More best books of the century
Don George
Readers recommend their favorite works of travel fiction and nonfiction.
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