Monday, January 19, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Q&A: How to Survive a Plane Crash
Bebeto Matthews / AP
The US Airways jet in the Hudson River

1. Q&A: How to Survive a Plane Crash

By Gilbert Cruz

Former TV producer Ben Sherwood writes about how best to survive a plane crash in his forthcoming book, The Survivors Club

2. The Mystery of Borderline Personality Disorder

By John Cloud

People with borderline personality disorder are some of psychology's hardest cases. Many commit suicide. But recent treatment advances are unlocking what was once a mystery illness

3. First Rule of the Ant Colony: No Hanky-Panky

By Jeffrey Kluger

Ants don't tolerate philandering — promiscuous ants are attacked and killed. Now scientists have figured out how the colony knows who's been up to no good.

4. Obama's Other Breakthrough: A Big-City President

By Amy Sullivan / Washington

Not since Teddy Roosevelt has there been a President who understands the needs of cities

5. Bush's Closing Argument: Was Anybody Listening?

By David Von Drehle

The President made his closing argument for the history books, stressing the fight against terrorism and downplaying the economy

6. Plane in the Water: How Flight 1549 Averted Tragedy

By Kate Pickert and Alex Altman / New York

What caused U.S. Airways Flight 1549 to crash into the waters of the Hudson River? And how was disaster averted?

7. Bush's Last Press Conference: Full of Disappointment

By Massimo Calabresi / Washington

A maudlin President Bush reflects on the disappointments of his tenure and struggles to own to his mistakes

8. Google Earth Takes On the Prado's Masterworks

By Lisa Abend / Madrid

Fourteen paintings in the Madrid museum are now available for incredibly close study

9. Andrew Wyeth's Problematic Legacy

By Richard Lacayo

Popular and apparently antimodern, Andrew Wyeth, who died today at 91, was the great problem figure of 20th century American art

10. The US Airways Crash: A Growing Bird Hazard

By M.J. Stephey

As habitats shrink and air travel booms, birds and aircraft are crossing paths with increasing frequency — and sometimes disastrous results

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