Newsweek articles from April 2006

Newsweek archives from April 2006

The Market's Up. Compared to What?
April 3, 2006... Byline: Allan Sloan Spring is in the air, college basketball's on TV, the stock market's rising. What's not to like? Not only are the Dow Jones industrials, Standard & Poor's 500 and NASDAQ market all up nicely for the year, but every few...

Disclosed Location Edition.
April 3, 2006... Welcome to the CW's Dick Cheney party! The Diet Sprite's on ice, Fox News is on the tube and the lights are blazin'. Fun, big time! Bush - Tries to dump Iraq withdrawal in the lap of his successors. How could he do that to...

Letters to the Magazine; Issue dated April 3, 2006.
April 3, 2006... A Harrowing Medical Mission in Iraq Our March 20 cover story on Richard Jadick, the doctor who saved the lives of 30 U.S. soldiers in one battle, along with the interviews of some of those who are recovering, elicited many heartfelt...

Healing Powers; African women are starting to take charge--making new laws, changing old attitudes, inspiring others to follow their lead. Who will help them mend a broken continent?
April 3, 2006... Byline: Joshua Hammer (With Alexandra Polier in Kigali) The national legislature on Monrovia's Capitol Hill is a forlorn wreck of a place, its facade peppered with bullet holes from the country's civil wars, its interior crumbling after two...

China's Panda Politics; Sure, they're darn cute and cuddly. But they might be Trojan gifts.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Melinda Liu and George Wehrfritz (With Jamie Reno in San Diego and Eleanor Clift in Washington) They spend most of their lives asleep. They bite. They're absurdly inept at sex. But in the realm of diplomacy, giant pandas have few...

The Editor's Desk.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Mark Whitaker When Stewart Butterfield began working on the photo-sharing Web site that would become Flickr, one of the first journalists he showed it to was Steven Levy. Butterfield had read Steven's book "Artificial Life" while...

This Week Online.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jessica Bennett For Jessica Bennett's full interview, go to NEWSWEEK.com on MSNBC Chicken Nugget Man NEWSWEEK: Your father created a product that made millions for corporate fast-food America. How was he rewarded? Dale...

Horror Show; Scary movies are multiplying faster than ever, and getting increasingly sadistic. Why are audiences so hungry for blood? Pull up a chair. Just be careful which one.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Devin Gordon Once the credits roll and the theater empties, movie marketers go to the same place as the rest of us: the bathroom. Only they go to eavesdrop. "That's where you hear the good s--t," says Tim Palen, co-president of...

Bloody Good Flicks; Not all horror movies are splatterfests. In the hands of the right director, they can illuminate our times--and psyches.
April 3, 2006... Byline: David Ansen Horror movies don't win Oscars or respect--"The Silence of the Lambs" being the exception that proves the rule--but their bad-seed status has given them a freedom denied to more respectable genres. If the social drama...

All the Way to the Bank; Spike Lee scores with the taut, entertaining 'Inside Man.'.(Movie review)
April 3, 2006... Byline: David Ansen March is a little on the early side for a Hollywood studio to release a good movie (some years you have to wait until May) but hey, life is full of surprises. "Inside Man," a bank-heist thriller with a tricky,...

My Black Skin Makes My White Coat Vanish; Even in one of the world's most diverse cities, I have to convince my patients that I am the doctor.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Mana Lumumba-Kasongo (Kasongo lives in New York City.) The first time it happened I was a brand-spanking-new M.D., filled with an intern's enthusiasm. Proudly wearing my pristine white coat and feeling sure that I was going to save...

A Border War; Tom Tancredo is pulling the immigration debate to the right--and away from Bush.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Holly Bailey (With Daren Briscoe and Richard Wolffe) The lights were on, the cameras were rolling, but the special guest star was nowhere to be found. Last Friday afternoon, 55 men and women from 30 countries sat in a Denver...

Pulp Friction; He was a hot pitchman. Then he tangled with Tinseltown's most notorious private eye. 'Scary Movie,' indeed.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Andrew Murr and Mark Hosenball Bo Zenga's Hollywood tale began like one of those implausibly bright MGM musicals: a plucky unknown from south Jersey moves to Tinseltown with dreams of becoming a big shot. Before you know it, he's...

Absentee City, U.S.A. In New Orleans, chasing votes is a nationwide manhunt.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Arian Campo-Flores Fasten your seat belts if you hope to keep up with the contenders in New Orleans's mayoral race. One recent Saturday, candidate Mitch Landrieu woke up at 6 a.m. to fly 200 miles north to Alexandria, La., where he...

Newsmakers; Issue dated April 3, 2006.(Interview)
April 3, 2006... Byline: NICKI GOSTIN, Marc Peyser Spike Lee Spike Lee just opened a new thriller, "Inside Man." He spoke with Nicki Gostin. Jodie Foster looks very glam in this movie. I remember the first day she showed up in costume. The...

Perspectives.
April 3, 2006... "That will be decided by future presidents." President George W. Bush, on when he expects American forces to fully withdraw from Iraq "This is humiliating for Islam... Cut off his head." Muslim cleric Abdul Raoulf, on former...

Supreme Court: Detainees' Rights--Scalia Speaks His Mind.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Michael Isikoff The Supreme Court this week will hear arguments in a big case: whether to allow the Bush administration to try GuantAnamo detainees in special military tribunals with limited rights for the accused. But Justice...

Spying: Saddam's Bad Intel.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Michael Hirsh, Mark Hosenball and John Barry Saddam Hussein thought that Russia and France would prevent President George W. Bush from invading Iraq and ousting him, according to a new report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command based...

War: What the Soldiers See.(A Soldier's Portfolio: This Is Our War: Servicemen's Photographs of Life in Iraq)(Book review)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Sarah Childress This image isn't an award-winning shot by a trained photojournalist. It's part of a new book, "This Is Our War," a cache of casual snapshots taken by U.S. soldiers in Iraq. The book's 68 photographers originally...

Friendly Fire: It's Hard to Make a Case.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Dan Ephron The Army is forging ahead with its criminal investigation into the friendly-fire death of former NFL player Pat Tillman, but it's unlikely the soldiers who shot him will be held criminally negligent. The Army launched...

Fast Chat: Home Cooking.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Richard Wolffe Cris Comerford is the first woman to become executive chef at the White House since the Kennedys turned the job into a high-profile statement of personal style. She's also the first Filipino-American to hold the...

Crime Story: The Preacher and His Wife.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Donnie Snow and Catharine Skipp Mary Winkler's behavior was odd last Tuesday when she debuted as a substitute teacher in Selmer, Tenn. Normally quiet and introverted, she talked incessantly on her cell phone, pacing about. "Several...

Television: Copycat Crimes.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Marc Peyser Television networks aren't known for their originality--how many "CSI" ripoffs are there now?--and the latest trendlet isn't going to help. The last two months have seen the debut of three shows about con artists:...

Christians: Embracing the Code.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Elise Soukup Julie Scheving, a 46-year-old resident of Holland, Mich., doesn't believe the decision to open "The Da Vinci Code" on May 19 happened by chance--she believes it was an act of God. The movie opens on her birthday, and...

Transition: Buck Owens, 1929-2006.(Obituary)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jerry Adler He called his music "American," and he played it with a honky-tonk fervor on a red, white and blue guitar. Buck Owens, who died Saturday in his home in Bakersfield, Calif., at 76, was best known for his first No. 1 hit...

The New Hot Zones; Books, films and a slick ad campaign make global warming the topic du jour.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jerry Adler (With Karen Breslau and Vanessa Juarez) In the din and clamor of issues competing for public attention, there's an inner circle of causes that virtually define good citizenship. Who would argue that a mind isn't a...

The Politics of Make-Believe; The student protesters in France think that if they march long enough or burn enough cars, they can make the future go away. No such luck.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Robert Samuelson To anyone who cares about Europe's future, the French demonstrations and street riots protesting the government's new labor law must be profoundly disturbing. It's the French against France--a familiar ritual that...

Snap Judgment: Movies.(L'Enfant)(Movie review)
April 3, 2006... Byline: David Ansen L'Enfant Directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Bruno (JA[c]rA[c]mie Renier), a feral, 20-year-old petty thief, fathers a child with his 18-year-old girlfriend, Sonia (DA[c]borah FranAs.ois)-- then, without...

Beverly Cleary, Age 90; Before Harry and Hermione, there was "Ramona the Pest".(Biography)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Karen Springen and Cathleen McGuigan If you haven't raised a child between the ages of 7 and 11--or been a kid yourself in recent years--you probably don't realize that Beverly Cleary is a phenomenon. One of America's most...

On the Road: Young Gay Activists.
April 3, 2006... Byline: Margaret Nelson with Courtney Cloyd Lauren Topliffe, a junior at Oklahoma Baptist University, loves the school "for so many things--academically, spiritually, it's been great for me." But, as a lesbian, she's felt at constant...

Special Deliveries; Are doctors performing too many C-sections?(cesarean section)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Jennifer Barrett A decade ago, cesarean-section births were often a last resort, performed during medical emergencies or after hours of unsuccessful labor. But in recent years, C-sections, in which a baby is extracted through...

The New Wisdom of the Web; Why is everyone so happy in Silicon Valley again? A new wave of start-ups are cashing in on the next stage of the Internet. And this time, it's all about ... you.(Industry overview)(Cover story)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Steven Levy and Brad Stone A little over two years ago, even the most sensitive entrepreneurial radar could not pick out two pairs of people on opposite ends of the West Coast starting companies that would make plenty out of...

Who's Building the Next Web? Got a lot of free time? You're going to need it to enjoy the fruits of Silicon Valley's latest labors: start-ups that want you to spend even more of your life online.(Cover story)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Brad Stone and Steven Levy Deciphering the exact meaning of the phrase Web 2.0 is a popular parlor game in Silicon Valley. The expression can stand for many things--the kind of start-up that forges new connections among Web users,...

Food: Books That Really Cook.(My Life in France)(Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball)(A Life Uncorked)(Insatiable)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Raina Kelley We have a funny relationship with food. Most Americans worry that Crisco will kill us, but we also hoard memories of Sunday gravy and fresh peach cobbler. Take a moment to think back on favorites from your...

The Checklist; Our top picks for the week ahead.
April 3, 2006... BUY 'Planet of the Apes' boxed sets. Choose between a legacy set ($50) with five classic titles or the ultimate collection ($180) with 14 discs and your own ape head. AVOID seat fees. Northwest Airlines now offers choice aisle and...

Road Test: BMW M5; Too Fast, Too Furious.(Product/service evaluation)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Tara Weingarten The M5 is one of the cars that secured BMW's stellar reputation. But the latest M5 is now packing a mind-boggling 500 horsepower in "sport" mode. It's so scary fast, I almost can't believe this car is legal. I...

Money: Covering The Bases.(Coverdell Education Savings Accounts)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Linda Stern File this under "do as we say, not as we do." Financial-research firm Morningstar, Inc., recently published its annual list of favorite 529 college-savings plans. But in a separate piece, it conceded that three out of...

Case Study.(antidepressants)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Karen Springen Antidepressant Study Published in The New England Journal of Medicine; led by A. John Rush at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. KEY FINDING: About half the patients who take antidepressants...

Travel: Luck of the Irish.(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Michelle Jana Chan Since smoking was banned in Dublin's pubs two years ago, the city has opened up dozens of heated terraces and the party has moved to the street. TIP SHEET joins the revelers. Shop: Brown Thomas is Ireland's...

Ask Tip Sheet.(slot machine locations)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Tara Weingarten I was in Las Vegas. Is it true that slot machines at the end of aisles pay more often--or in a different pattern--to attract people? Saul Janson, Venice, Calif. That was once true, but it's sadly no longer the...

Technology: Pink Hang-Up.(pink cell phones)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Byline: Ramin Setoodeh After Motorola's RAZR phone sold 12 million units, it went pretty in pink. Now each provider has its own shade. How to stay connected: (T-Mobile, magenta, Verizon, orchid pink, Cingular, V3 pink)(graphic omitted)

A Killer in the House; When Sebastian Junger was a baby, the Boston Strangler was working in his family's house. How's that for a perfect storm?(Interview)
April 10, 2006... Byline: David Gates You've done your usual thorough preparation before going to interview Sebastian Junger: you've put on a hoodie, work boots and sunglasses, and you've got a day's growth of beard. But here's Junger with about four days'...

Truth, Justice and the Enron Trial.(Enron Corp., former executives Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling)(Column)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Allan Sloan (With Carol Rust in Houston) Now that the prosecution has finished presenting its Enron case, there's one thing that everyone is asking: will former Enron leaders Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling wind up in jail? The answer, of...

Card Shuffle Edition.(brief satirical comments on current events)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Andy Card ankles as White House chief of staff in favor of budget director Josh Bolten. Now that's housecleaning! Bush = Arrives in Cancun without packing any immigration bill. That shoulda left plenty of room for his Speedo....

Letters to the Magazine.(Letter to the editor)
April 10, 2006... Readers responding to our March 27 cover story said there was no disputing the impact of Sigmund Freud's theories. "I doubt there would be something called 'psychology' without Freud," said one. Added another: "Freud laid the groundwork and...

Take Me Out To the Metric; The steroid parenthesis in baseball history is ending. Last year there were 434 fewer home runs than in 2004--and more fans.
April 10, 2006... Byline: George F. Will Michael Bourn needs to get out more. A database programmer in Nashua, N.H., he created the Web site plunkbiggio.blogspot.com that tells everything-- really, everything-- about the 273 times that Craig Biggio of the...

Sadr Strikes; Deadly Vision: U.S. forces once had the renegade cleric in their cross hairs. Now he's too strong--and too popular--to confront.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Rod Nordland (With Scott Johnson and Mohammed Hayder Sadeq in Baghdad and Ayad Obeidi in Najaf) At one time--it seems like a bloody eternity ago--there was a murder warrant out for the arrest of Moqtada al-Sadr, on the charge of...

Old Spy, New Tricks; 'Rafi the Stinker' won the elderly vote. Yeah, baby!(former Israeli spy Rafi Eitan and his political party "Pensioners Party")
April 10, 2006... Byline: Kevin Peraino and Joanna Chen At first glance, Rafi Eitan seems like an unlikely kingmaker. Sure, the former spymaster is something of a legend in Israel, having participated in many of the more-colorful intelligence capers since...

To Become an American; Guest workers, penalties and deportation are all a part of Europe's method of dealing with immigrants--which has failed.(Column)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Fareed Zakaria; Write the author at comments@fareedzakaria.com. Seven years ago, when I was visiting Germany, I met with an official who explained to me that the country had a fool-proof solution to its economic woes. Watching the...

Interview: 'He Is Not an Ogre'; The man in black has no cause to apologize, says a top member of his group.(Interview)
April 10, 2006... Fatah al-Sheikh, a trusted confidant of Moqtada al-Sadr and editor of the cleric's personal newspaper, Ishraqat al-Sadr, is expected to receive a cabinet-level position when a new Iraqi government is formed. The 39-year-old Sadr City native...

The Editor's Desk.(Editorial)
April 10, 2006... ***** CORRECTION: The April 10 Editor's Desk should have said that the photo essay accompanying our cover story profiled subjects in California and Mexico, not Texas.NEWSWEEK regrets the error. ***** Byline: Mark Whitaker In...

This Week Online.(T. Bone Burnett)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Jac Chebatoris ; For Jac Chebatoris's full story, go to xtra.NEWSWEEK.com T Bone's Time "I figured out early on what I wanted to do," says T Bone Burnett. "I got out of high school, bought a recording studio and started...

A Dark Day Revisited; Five years later, Hollywood is betting that America is ready for films about what happened on 9/11. Are we?("United 93")
April 10, 2006... Byline: Sean Smith and Jac Chebatoris (with Nadine Joseph in San Francisco and Donnie Snow in Memhis) If movie trailers are supposed to cause a reaction, the preview for "United 93" more than succeeds. Featuring no voice-over and no famous...

The Sun Has Finally Come Out for Alex; With his new cochlear implant, our son is able to talk and sing. The transformation is miraculous.(Column)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Lydia Denworth Denworth lives in New York City. My son Alex told me about his day recently. He played cars with Max and Aidan, sang the "Mr. Sun" song and danced--a typical day for a 2-year-old. His report, however, was anything but...

America's Divide; The lawmakers see legals and illegals. But many immigrant clans are a mixture of citizens and relatives at risk. A portrait of a different kind of family.(Cover story)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Arian Campo-Flores (With Holly Bailey, Daren Briscoe, Eleanor Clift, Jennifer Ordoñez, Catharine Skipp and Jamie Reno) Irma Palacios carries a faint remnant of her days as an undocumented fruit picker: a scar on her right...

The Catholics: A Cardinal's Campaign; Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles is speaking out against crackdowns on illegals. How far will his voice carry?(Cover story)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Jennifer Ordonez Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, spent last week at the Vatican, where he and other Catholic leaders helped select new cardinals. But his thoughts...

Stirred, Not Shaken; What Bush's staff maneuvers mean for the West Wing.(U.S. President George W. Bush)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Richard Wolffe (With Holly Bailey) Andy Card's face told the story. After five years as chief of staff--twice the tenure of most of his predecessors--his eyes were puffy and his skin looked gray. Three weeks ago, amid widespread...

A Troubled Spring at Duke; A lacrosse-team party spawns charges of rape. What really happened that night?(Duke University)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Susannah Meadows and Evan Thomas A few--but only a few--facts are clear and uncontested. On the night of March 13, members of the Duke University lacrosse team, at the time ranked second in the nation, crowded into a small house...

Newsmakers: Liza Minnelli, Naomi Campbell.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Nicki Gostin (Marc Peyser) Liza Minnelli's legendary 1972 concert "Liza With a 'Z' "--now restored--is on Showtime and is out this week on DVD. Minnelli sat down with NEWSWEEK's Nicki Gostin. Tell me about "Liza With a 'Z'."...

Perspectives.(quotations drawn from current events)
April 10, 2006... "I know it's hard to breathe. I know it is." A 911 operator speaking at 9:17 a.m., September 11, 2001, to someone trapped in the Twin Towers, from newly released recordings "I can only hope that the Almighty and those whom I have...

Capitol Hill: On DeLay's Trail--The E-Mail Factor.(Representative Tom DeLay)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Michael Isikoff Federal prosecutors investigating the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal have obtained a road map to the workings of the Republican-controlled House: 1,000 internal e-mails from the office of Rep. Tom DeLay during his...

Pellicano: A Hollywood Spying Boom.(private investigator Anthony Pellicano)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Mark Hosenball and Andrew Murr Hollywood insiders are bracing for the next plot twist in the drama surrounding indicted gumshoe-to-the-stars Anthony Pellicano. Prosecutors say that later this month they'll produce a new, superseding...

Fast Chat: 'She Came Home Alive'.(Dan O'Shea of the State Department's Hostage Working Group on release from captivity of journalist Jill Carroll)(Interview)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Scott Johnson and Rod Nordland The State Department's Hostage Working Group is a clearinghouse for information about captives and a contact center for those involved in delicate negotiations. Dan O'Shea, the outgoing coordinator in...

Transition.(Caspar Weinberger, Lyn Nofziger)(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Evan Thomas CASPAR WEINBERGER, 88 Weinberger was called "Cap the Knife" for slashing social programs in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He became "Cap the Shovel" as Ronald Reagan's secretary of Defense, raising the...

Food: What Chefs Cook When 'Off Duty'.("Off Duty:The World's Greatest Chefs Cook at Home")(Book review)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Dorothy Kalins If it's true that character is determined not by what happens to you, but by how you deal with what happens to you, then David Nicholls is a profile in courage. Three years ago, Nicholls, executive chef at London's...

Surveys: The Tax Man Cometh.(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... ***** CORRECTION: Correction: In "The Tax Man Cometh" (Periscope, April 10), we misidentified the state that has the highest per capita state tax. It is Vermont, not Virginia. NEWSWEEK regrets the error. ***** Byline: Elise...

Movies: Snakes on A What?(movie "Snakes on a Plane" spawns successful Weblog )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Devin Gordon The script is pure Hollywood schlock. A witness under FBI protection is flying from Hawaii to Los Angeles. A mobster wants him dead before he can testify. But how can the bad guy get to him? A selection from the...

Spirituality: Don't Pray for Me! Please!(research into affect of prayer on people recovering from coronary-bypass surgery)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Claudia Kalb For millions of Americans, prayer is a contemplative and religious experience. But can it pass the test of science? Not necessarily--at least not if strangers pray for hospital patients. Last week researchers from six...

Child Safety: A Growing Problem.(children too large for child safety seats )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Elise Soukup Grace Schleter is big for her age. Just barely 3 years old, she weighs 42 pounds (nearly 10 above average) and is tall for her age, too. Her size comes in handy in holding her own against three big brothers, but it's...

Snap Judgment: Movies.("Friends with Money")(Movie review)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: David Ansen 'Friends With Money' Directed by Nicole Holofcener This delicious, seriocomic tale of four friends in affluent, liberal, west L.A. grappling with midlife crises, metrosexual spouses and household remodeling...

God and the Founders; Battles over faith and freedom may seem never-ending, but a new book, 'American Gospel,' argues that history illuminates how religion can shape the nation without dividing it.(Excerpt)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Jon Meacham America's first fight was over faith. As the Founding Fathers gathered for the inaugural session of the Continental Congress on Tuesday, September 6, 1774, at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Thomas Cushing, a lawyer...

My Mother the Narc; Do home drug-testing kits help or hurt teens?
April 10, 2006... Byline: Sarah Childress (With Ellen F. Harris) It took Mike Peterson three years to find out that his 15-year-old son had a drug problem. He'd noticed that the once-charming A and B student with a love of Superman paraphernalia had become...

A Park Avenue Tutor Pens a Tell-All.("Glamorous Disasters" by Eliot Schrefer)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Peg Tyre As an undergraduate at Harvard University, budding novelist Eliot Schrefer thought money didn't matter. Then he became an SAT tutor in New York City and got an education in classes of a different kind. Schrefer, 27, spent...

Money: How to Get More Cash.
April 10, 2006... Byline: Linda Stern High-school seniors who received fat envelopes from colleges last week can stop worrying--and their parents can begin. Mom and Dad can expect to spend more than $50,000 a year to keep their kids in classes, books, dorms...

The Checklist; Our top picks for the week ahead.(popular culture)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... WATCH 'The Mel Brooks Collection' ($69; amazon.com). Eight classic titles that will still hit you in the gut. They include "Young Frankenstein," "To Be or Not to Be" and "Blazing Saddles." GET Self-weighing suitcase ($200;...

Road Test: Honda Fit; In Great Shape.(Product/service evaluation)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Tara Weingarten Are you fit? Honda's newest little bullet is. Going back to the carmaker's early days--when it churned out little Civics by the container-load--Honda's latest nano-size car easily seats five and still "fits" handily...

Tax Time: Drilling for Deductions.(income tax returns)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Before you send your tax return to the IRS, make sure you didn't overlook any deductions. Every year, taxpayers forget at least a few. Here are some of the most common ones from the Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2006: Investment advisory fees:...

Health: He's Got Your Eye.(organ donation)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Karen Springen April is national Donate Life month. But in addition to the 91,000 Americans waiting for organs, thousands more need new heart valves, corneas and tendons. Here's how to help: when you sign up as an organ donor,...

Style: A Hairy Situation.(ionic hair dryers)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Tara Weingarten The beauty world is still fussing about ionic hair dryers. How come? They emit negative ions that quickly evaporate water molecules, so you spend less time with the heat on. Now that prices are dropping, it might be...

Home: Don't Let Them Bite!(bedbugs)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Ramin Setoodeh If you think bedbugs are nibbling you in the night, you're not alone. Calls to specialists about the bloodsuckers have increased 63 percent since 2000. How to get rid of them: Zap! You'll need a pest-control...

Technology: Burning Drama.(transferring television shows onto DVD)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Peter Suciu With so much on TV, you might be a little desperate not to let your shows get lost . Although a DVR (digital video recorder) saves programs, the hard drive can fill up fast. Here's how to transfer some of your shows...

Food: Bean There, Done That.(jelly beans)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Ramin Setoodeh Jelly beans are known for their fruity flavors. But now they're starting to taste like other kinds of candy, too. We investigate (each bag costs $2 to $4): Life Savers jelly beans arrive in classic and pastel...

Ask Tip Sheet.(stainless steel kitchen sinks)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Raina Kelley Are there quality differences in stainless steel--i.e., cost variances (and cleanability)--in stainless kitchen sinks? If so how, and why? --Faye Pugh, Calgary, Alta. Cheaper sinks are made of thinner...

A Dash of Fresh 'Pepper'; 'X'-person Rebecca Romijn lands in a prime-time comedy.(Interview)
April 10, 2006... Byline: Marc Peyser and Sean Smith Actors can be fans, too, and they're not above lifting a memento--a prop, a costume--from the set once filming is over. When she finished her third "X-Men" movie, Rebecca Romijn walked off with an unusual...