In Essence

Fireworks in the South seem to carry a much deeper message than just making a loud noise.

Did the media miss the facts about the war in Iraq? Not exactly...but many Americans did, if they were paying attention to the wrong news source.

Former New York Times executive editor Howell Raines's postmortum on the Jayson Blair affair may also be sounding the death knell of the paper itself.

Why do atheists get such a bad rap in America? Blame the Cold War.

The terrible toxin may be Africa's only hope against malaria.

Neuroscientists are proving some of Freud's theories about the inner workings of the human brain.

Fish farms may be the wave of the future.

Putting together a definitive poetry anthology was anything but a dream job for one stressed English professor.

Theater's origins may be obscure, but its appeal is universal.

On the eve of the centennial of Ayn Rand's birth, a scholar considers her legacy.

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