http://www.nytimes.com/gst/mostemailed.html?partner=rss&emc=rss en-us Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:37:06 GMT http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png http://www.nytimes.com/gst/mostemailed.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/technology/personaltech/onlive-desktop-plus-puts-windows-7-on-the-ipad-in-blazing-speed-state-of-the-art.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/technology/personaltech/onlive-desktop-plus-puts-windows-7-on-the-ipad-in-blazing-speed-state-of-the-art.html OnLive Desktop Plus gives the iPad ultrafast Flash Web browsing and the full Microsoft Office suite. The fastest high-speed Internet service is courtesy of OnLive Desktop Plus. The “plus” is a 1-gigabit-a-second Net connection with the ability to view Flash videos on your iPad. By DAVID POGUE Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:00:03 GMT OnLive Inc Computers and the Internet iPad Mobile Applications Windows (Operating System) Yahoo! Inc|YHOO|NASDAQ Apple Incorporated|AAPL|NASDAQ AutoDesk Inc|ADSK|NASDAQ Microsoft Corporation|MSFT|NASDAQ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/nyregion/managed-care-keeps-the-frail-out-of-nursing-homes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/nyregion/managed-care-keeps-the-frail-out-of-nursing-homes.html Lillian Johnson, seated, prepares for a ride home from the New York Archdiocese's ArchCare PACE Center in Harlem, an alternative to a nursing home. Todd Heisler/The New York Times Some nursing home operators are closing facilities and turning to managed care, which is provided at adult day-care centers and patients’ homes and can save money for the government. By JOSEPH BERGER Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:07:19 GMT Nursing Homes Health Insurance and Managed Care Elder Care Home Health Care New York State Medicare Medicaid http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/brooks-america-is-europe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/brooks-america-is-europe.html David Brooks Josh Haner/The New York Times The complexity of our tax code allows us to believe that we’re not a welfare state, but that’s false. By DAVID BROOKS Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:17:15 GMT Benefit and the Burden, The (Book) Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions Obama, Barack Romney, Mitt United States Politics and Government Corporate Taxes Presidential Election of 2012 Geithner, Timothy F Bartlett, Bruce Taxation United States http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/krugman-romneys-economic-closet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/krugman-romneys-economic-closet.html Paul Krugman Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times When Mitt Romney suggested that he believes that cutting government spending hurts growth, he showed himself to be a secret Keynesian. By PAUL KRUGMAN Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:09:00 GMT Romney, Mitt Presidential Election of 2012 United States Economy Keynes, John Maynard Economics (Theory and Philosophy) Hubbard, R Glenn Mankiw, N Gregory United States Politics and Government Obama, Barack Republican Party http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/travel/a-weekend-in-bruges-beyond-cobbled-lanes-and-medieval-canals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/travel/a-weekend-in-bruges-beyond-cobbled-lanes-and-medieval-canals.html The Dijver canal. Jock Fistick for The New York Times More than quiet medieval canals and cobbled lanes, this city offers ambitious restaurants, new and renovated museums and, after dark, cozy pubs selling rare Belgian beers. By INGRID K. WILLIAMS Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:11:54 GMT Travel and Vacations Bruges (Belgium) Belgium Michelin Group|MGDDF|other-OTC http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/theocracy-and-its-discontents/?partner=rss&emc=rss http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/theocracy-and-its-discontents/ As a man of faith, Rick Santorum is no Roger Williams. By TIMOTHY EGAN Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:38:03 GMT church and state Rick Santorum roger williams Santorum, Rick Timothy Egan http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/magazine/why-are-harvard-graduates-in-the-mailroom.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/26/magazine/why-are-harvard-graduates-in-the-mailroom.html Illustration by Mattias Adolfsson More industries are following Hollywood’s lottery system, offering potential wealth in exchange for terrible hours and low pay. By ADAM DAVIDSON Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:53:01 GMT Economic Conditions and Trends Labor and Jobs Hiring and Promotion Wages and Salaries Minimum Wage Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQ Home Depot Inc|HD|NYSE Wal-Mart Stores Inc|WMT|NYSE http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/garden/the-freedom-and-perils-of-living-alone.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/garden/the-freedom-and-perils-of-living-alone.html Amy Kennedy says having her own place means living without “social checks and balances.”  She runs in place during TV commercials and talks to herself in French. Jeremy M. Lange for The New York Times Living alone means freedom to come and go and space and solitude to recharge. It can also unleash eccentricities. By STEVEN KURUTZ Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:27:17 GMT Single Persons Social Conditions and Trends http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/us/facebook-posts-can-offer-clues-of-depression.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/us/facebook-posts-can-offer-clues-of-depression.html Dr. Megan A. Moreno has studied college students' Facebook postings for signs of depression. Some showed signs of risk. Andy Manis for The New York Times Mental health experts say that dark postings by adolescents should not be hastily dismissed because they can serve as an early warning system for timely intervention. By JAN HOFFMAN Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:50:09 GMT Social Networking (Internet) Teenagers and Adolescence Depression (Mental) Facebook Inc http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/how-exercise-fuels-the-brain/?partner=rss&emc=rss http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/22/how-exercise-fuels-the-brain/ Does exercise keep your brain running? Shannon Stapleton/Reuters The increase in brain activity that occurs with exercise appears to have implications not only for how well the brain functions during exercise, but also for how well our thinking and memory work the rest of the time. By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:01:37 GMT Brain Phys Ed PhysEd Carbohydrates Exercise Medicine and Health Memory http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/arts/design/cindy-sherman-at-museum-of-modern-art.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/arts/design/cindy-sherman-at-museum-of-modern-art.html Cindy Sherman “Untitled #470” (2008) in a gallery of Ms. Sherman's society and clown portraits in the Museum of Modern Art's career survey. Richard Perry/The New York Times A major show at the Museum of Modern Art surveys Cindy Sherman’s 35-year career in which, waging a kind of war with her camera, she has provocatively turned photography against itself. By ROBERTA SMITH Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:20:03 GMT Art Sherman, Cindy Photography Museum of Modern Art http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/arts/design/shakespeares-sisters-at-the-folger-shakespeare-library.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/arts/design/shakespeares-sisters-at-the-folger-shakespeare-library.html A display of female poets in “Shakespeare's Sisters,” an exhibition with works by more than 50 European women of the 16th and 17th centuries. Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times “Shakespeare’s Sisters,” a survey at the Folger Shakespeare Library spanning 200 years of largely unsung female writers, begins with examples from the Elizabethan era. By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:30:08 GMT Writing and Writers Books and Literature Folger Shakespeare Library Women and Girls Shakespeare, William Theater http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/business/global/selecting-a-seatmate-to-make-skies-friendlier.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/business/global/selecting-a-seatmate-to-make-skies-friendlier.html Facebook or LinkedIn profiles can be used to choose seatmates whom passengers find interesting or potential business clients. The Dutch carrier KLM and others are testing programs to allow ticket-holders to upload details from their online profiles and use that data to choose seatmates. By NICOLA CLARK Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:34:32 GMT Airlines and Airplanes AIR France-KLM Social Networking (Internet) Travel and Vacations LinkedIn Corporation|LNKD|NYSE Facebook Inc Reservations (Airlines, Hotels, Etc.) Boeing Company|BA|NYSE http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/business/apple-confronts-the-law-of-large-numbers-common-sense.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/business/apple-confronts-the-law-of-large-numbers-common-sense.html Apple is so big that it’s running up against the law of large numbers, which suggests that the fast rise of its shares and earnings will slow. By JAMES B. STEWART Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:02:50 GMT Apple Incorporated|AAPL|NASDAQ Stocks and Bonds Forecasts Hewlett-Packard Company|HPQ|NYSE General Electric Company|GE|NYSE Cisco Systems Inc|CSCO|NASDAQ Nokia Oyj|NOK|NYSE Exxon Mobil Corporation|XOM|NYSE International Business Machines Corporation|IBM|NYSE Evercore Partners Inc|EVR|NYSE Microsoft Corporation|MSFT|NASDAQ Research In Motion Ltd|RIMM|NASDAQ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/donors-with-agendas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/donors-with-agendas.html The people writing huge checks to “super PACs” will want to collect. And all but the most privileged Americans will pay the price if the nation’s wealthiest can buy elections. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:52:46 GMT Presidential Election of 2012 Political Action Committees Campaign Finance United States Politics and Government Obama, Barack Romney, Mitt Santorum, Rick Gingrich, Newt Adelson, Sheldon G Simmons, Harold C Friess, Foster S Thiel, Peter A Katzenberg, Jeffrey Editorials Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (Supreme Court Decision) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/delusions-about-the-detroit-bailout.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/opinion/delusions-about-the-detroit-bailout.html Mitt Romney is wrong about the auto industry rescue. By STEVEN RATTNER Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:21:47 GMT Obama, Barack Bush, George W Romney, Mitt Presidential Election of 2012 Subprime Mortgage Crisis Automobiles United States Economy Bankruptcies General Motors|GM|NYSE Chrysler Group LLC Ford Motor Co|F|NYSE Detroit (Mich) Michigan http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/health/aging-of-eyes-is-blamed-in-circadian-rhythm-disturbances.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/21/health/aging-of-eyes-is-blamed-in-circadian-rhythm-disturbances.html Ellen Weinstein New research supports a largely unrecognized culprit in circadian rhythm disturbances: the gradual yellowing of the lens and the narrowing of the pupil that come with age. By LAURIE TARKAN Fri, 24 Feb 2012 22:50:03 GMT Eyes and Eyesight Biorhythms Cataracts Melatonin (Hormone) Medicine and Health Circadian Incorporated|CKDN|other-OTC http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/sports/basketball/the-evolution-of-jeremy-lin-as-a-point-guard.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/sports/basketball/the-evolution-of-jeremy-lin-as-a-point-guard.html The Jeremy Lin who is averaging 22.4 points and 8.8 assists as a starter is not the Jeremy Lin who went undrafted out of Harvard in June 2010. Richard Perry/The New York Times Jeremy Lin may appear to have developed his skills overnight, but he has put in plenty of hard work, particularly over the last two years. By HOWARD BECK Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:10:55 GMT Basketball Lin, Jeremy New York Knicks National Basketball Assn Development League Golden State Warriors Smart, Keith http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/movies/awardsseason/the-carpetbaggers-2012-oscar-predictions.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/movies/awardsseason/the-carpetbaggers-2012-oscar-predictions.html Michael Nelson/European Pressphoto Agency Melena Ryzik predicts who will win Sunday night and why. By MELENA RYZIK Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:37:18 GMT Movies Academy Awards (Oscars) DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc|DWA|NASDAQ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/health/colonoscopy-prevents-cancer-deaths-study-finds.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/health/colonoscopy-prevents-cancer-deaths-study-finds.html A camera on the tip of a device used to view the large intestine. Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times Although many people have assumed the cancer screening must prevent deaths because it is so often recommended, strong evidence had been lacking. By DENISE GRADY Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:27:18 GMT Colonoscopy Colon and Colorectal Cancer Winawer, Sidney J Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Medicine and Health