Human Shadows on the Seas
By Andrew C. Revkin
Scientists are building the first worldwide portrait of human impacts on the oceans, which have left just 4 percent of the seas pristine.
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On this day
February 26, 2008
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Counting the Homeless to Help End Their Plight
By Alison Leigh Cowan
New Haven is one of about 325 cities and counties around the nation that have recently devised ambitious 10-year plans not just to reduce homelessness, but to end it.
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Pfizer to End Lipitor Ads by Jarvik
By Stephanie Saul
Criticized that its ads are misleading, Pfizer said it would end a campaign using the artificial heart pioneer Robert Jarvik as a spokesman for its cholesterol drug Lipitor.
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A Twice-Told Tale of Addiction: By Father, by Son
By Charles McGrath
Both David Sheff and his son, Nic, have books just out; both are memoirs of Nic’s methamphetamine addiction.
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The Advantages of Closing a Few Doors
By John Tierney
We can always tell ourselves that it’s good to keep options open, but is it really?
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 20, 2008, covering February 26, 2008.
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Sleep Through The Static
Jack Johnson
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Detours
Sheryl Crow
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As I Am
Alicia Keys
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It Is Time For A Love Revolution
Lenny Kravitz
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2008 Grammy Nominees
Various Artists
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Notable Deaths
2008Bodil Udsen, Danish actress (born 1925)[†]
Bodil Birgitte Udsen was a Danish actress.
Historical Events
2008The New York Philharmonic performs in Pyongyang, North Korea; this is the first event of its kind to take place in North Korea.[†]
The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City. Known officially as the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., and globally known as the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, it is one of the leading American orchestras popularly called the "Big Five". The Philharmonic's home is David Geffen Hall, at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Historical Context for February 26, 2008
In 2008, the world population was approximately 6,844,457,662 people[†]