Bush, in calling for an anti-gay marriage amendment, may yet open up new opportunities for gay partnerships. Some silver lining, though.

Chinese women used to be banned from learning Chinese. So they created a language of their own.

This is the story of a car: what happens after it's towed away after a crash? It winds up second-hand in Central America.

So we're 98% sure Kerry's gonna be the Democrats' nominee. People are talking of a Kerry/Edwards ticket, but what about a Kerry/Bill Clinton ticket?

At least 1 prominent Republican has a backbone: former NJ governor Tom Kean's 9/11 Commission rejects Bush's 1 hour interview time limit.

Environmentalist/entrepreneur Jeffrey Hollander sez even if questionable companies sign on to the corporate social responsibility movement, at least they're now at the table.

Wanna take that SUV off-roading? Then get a real SUV, not like those toy Fords.

Former Carter insider and all-around policy wonk Zbigniew Brzezinski's new book may offer Democrats a Bush-proof foreign policy platform.

Taiwan's got something that I don't think even Manhattan has: a 24 hour bookstore, among other businesses catering to the night-owl set.