And now for something completely British: wise, heartfelt reflections on the demise of Woolworths in the U.K. from two ladies with the most stereotypical English names ever: “It was just someplace you could come and get all those odd things — shoe polish, curtains, mops, safety pins, paintbrushes, pillowcases,” said Georganne Uxbridge, 56, waiting in […]

Bureau shutdowns do matter

Get a load of the Guardian‘s new digs. They’ve got lots of colours: yellow couches and magenta arm chairs. Looks nice…

The Guardian has a moving dispatch and video about civilian casualties of U.S. and NATO air strikes in Afghanistan. In 2008, more than 600 people were killed because of the bombings. It was 7.30 on a hot July morning when the plane came swooping low over the remote ravine. Below, a bridal party was making […]

How the troop surge hurt the Iraqi justice system

Sometimes technology is a vexing demon: The homepage of the Chicago Sun-Times has a rotating News Alert box that teases headlines from inside the site. The problem is the box is too small and cuts off practically every headline that runs in the space, such as “Another state agency interested,” “No one can gripe at […]

How the Windy City’s papers and blogs are keeping up with the Blagojevich story

A punctuation suggestion for Bob Herbert