Patriotism and partisanship, pride and paranoia: The 9/11 legacy on the Web
In the aftermath of 9/11, the Web has amplified efforts to unite and divide, to inform and misinform, to commemorate and distract. There is so much excellent thinking out there about how the 9/11 attacks have changed American lives, from how we travel, our views on separation of church and…
Photographer shares unusual view of twin towers before 9/11
Photo by Katie Weisberger By Vera H-C Chan It was a photo that anyone might have taken. In the years leading to Sept. 11, 2001, Americans took to the skies like never before, numbering in the millions, taking in the bird’s-eye view above the clouds. Katie Weisberger, a freshman in…
Shortcuts to 2010
Political car-in-a-ditch metaphors aside, describing 2010 as a year of starts, stops, and stalls reflects the fitful failures and progress in a tumultuous year. Diving into the Search stream, the Yahoo! Year in Review took 143 articles (this one makes 144) to look back — and still many more things…
The Bonus Round: Outrageous Numbers of 2010
The recession officially ended in June 2009, but it sure doesn’t feel that way for many Americans negotiating high unemployment, stagnant job growth, and a depressed real estate market. The greater sting for those struggling: Census data shows that the income gap between the rich and the poor is wider…
Video: Head-Turning Moments of 2010
What qualifies as a head-turning moment? It’s… Eye-catching, like Lady Gaga’s avant garde ensembles or a blue-skinned population that emerges to celebrate a 3D movie. At times head-scratching, like, well, Lady Gaga’s avant garde ensembles, as well as like Bristol Palin’s determined run on “Dancing With the Stars,” or like…
Strange Undersea Creatures We Have Loved: 2010
“Piranha 3D” wasn’t just a pointless exercise in unnecessary remakes; the summertime horror flick also gave sea-dwelling critters a bad name. Watching videos of surprised kitties and merengue-dancing dogs may have eaten up precious hours of our lives in 2010, but discoveries of curious deep-sea fish — plus a strangely…
Top News Stories of 2010: Month by Month
For the press and audiences alike, the BP oil spill stands out as the year’s biggest story. There was a lot of competition, as the Obama White House pushed through sweeping reforms that riled citizen groups and state governments. A sputtering economy had us stuck on many fronts, from finding…
Slip-Ups and Leaks: The 2010 Cleanup
He is an international man of mystery, but Julian Assange is under scrutiny not for his secrets but for those he has shared. His WikiLeaks frenzy caps a year of slip-ups, leaks, and missteps. For Assange, the big question is what charge he might face — although he has already…
Cyberspace: Bullying’s New Turf
The last time bullying seized the national dialogue was in 1999, when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold walked into Columbine High School in Colorado and killed 15 people, including themselves. The school massacre, the fourth deadliest in U.S. history, led the nation to look hard at the link between bullying…
SuperManny: Most Searched Athletes of 2010
In 2010, Manny Pacquiao had only two fights. But it doesn’t take much to prove that the Filipino superstar is the biggest figure in professional boxing, if not the world’s most sought-after athlete: Pacman leads the 2010 Yahoo! list for top athletes. Pacquiao’s unanimous points decision over Joshua Clottey in…