Revival tent fervor and hard-nosed pragmatism mix as Macy's buyers meet to discuss what's selling.

Macy's Buyers Are So Excited About Crinkle Cotton

As oil prices soar, Venezuela's Orinoco Belt, which may contain up to 235 billion barrels of recoverable oil, is becoming an economic battleground.

For Venezuela, a Treasure in Oil Sludge

This summer brings a wild array of contenders, upholding or overturning the thug-love precedent: Some couples make rash promises, some trade boasts, some simply flirt. 

The Season of Thug-Love Duets Has Begun

Today, the idea of the gym as a pick-up spot is about as passé as neon pink leg warmers.

Don't Hit on Me, Mr. Goodbody

His home is of such beauty and scale that had Rhett Butler been a Midwestern boy he would have found it quite suitable for hauling Scarlett up the stairs.

Where All the Rooms Are Above Average

In Alan Furst's newest wartime thriller, a journalist functions as an operative of the Italian resistance.

Paris, 1938: Heating Up as Time Goes By

The alternative New York weekly has a new editor in chief, Erik Wemple, editor of Washington City Paper.

Washington Journalist to Edit The Village Voice

The issue of gay marriage finally reached New York State's highest court and the judges had some tough questions for both sides.

Highest Court in New York Confronts Gay Marriage

Humiliation and periodic roughing up have prompted some U.S. Muslims to avoid traveling as much as possible. 

Terror Fears Hamper U.S. Muslims' Travel

An analysis suggests that scientists have underestimated the power of greenhouse gases to warm the Arctic.

Studies Portray Tropical Arctic in Distant Past

Once seemingly immune to the violence that has plagued the rest of the country, Basra Province  has sunk into chaos. 

Iraq's Premier Seeks to Control a City in Chaos

Of all the changes that unfolded under the three-year reign of Fred Wilson, none left shoppers scratching their heads more than the elimination of Real Clothes.

Saks Fifth Avenue Takes a Step Back in Search of Its Future

The Bush administration is willing to join Europeans in talks with Iran over its nuclear program if it suspends all nuclear activities.

U.S. Makes Offer to Meet Iranians on Nuclear Plan

As Brazil heads into the World Cup that begins in Germany on June 9, the biggest problem facing Coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is how to fit five of the world's most electrifying goal scorers into four slots.

There's Brazil, and 31 Other Teams

Executive compensation often exceeds the amounts allowed under the performance targets set by directors. 

Big Bonuses Still Flow, Even if Bosses Miss Goals

Gain control of the hangers, the thinking goes, and your life may fall into line, too.

Into the Closet

A batch of new books and a gallery exhibit about surf culture arrives in New York, the least obvious of surfing towns.

Back to the Beach in New York

Dale Chihuly, a glass artist, has accused two glass blowers of imitating his creations  inspired by the sea. 

Glass Artists Face Off in Court

NBC's three-hour Katiefest on Wednesday morning was by turn maudlin, mocking, touching and over the top. 

A Sentimental Send-Off for Katie Couric, With a Touch of Sendup

In opening her Senate re-election campaign, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton signaled how she might approach a presidential campaign.

Clinton Opens State Campaign With Salvos at White House

The president's choice for Treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chief are expected to work together at a time when global markets are more erratic.

2 New Captains of the Economy Face Volatile Global Markets

A former member of the Ganas commune is suspected of gunning down and injuring one of the founders this week.

Free Love, Hate and an Ambush at a Commune on Staten Island

A lawyer for the International Cycling Union said Lance Armstrong should be cleared of charges arising out of his victory in the 1999 Tour de France. 

Report Says Lab Mishandled Armstrong's Samples From '99

Janet Maslin reviews book The Foreign Correspondent by Alan Furst; photos (M)

New York Mets defeat Arizona Diamondbacks, 1-0, in extra innings; photos (M)6

June 1, 2006

Headlines from June 1, 2006

Macy's Buyers Are So Excited About Crinkle Cotton

For Venezuela, a Treasure in Oil Sludge

The Season of Thug-Love Duets Has Begun

Don't Hit on Me, Mr. Goodbody

Where All the Rooms Are Above Average

Billboard 200

Stadium Arcadium

Killa Season

10;000 Days

High School Musical

Soundtrack To Your Life

Historical Context for June 1, 2006