1.
The Inequality Map
By DAVID BROOKS
Dear visitors, we Americans are a unique lot. Some forms of elitism are O.K. Others not so much.
Most Emailed
Articles most frequently e-mailed by NYTimes.com readers.
Updated Every 15 Minutes
2.
Legends of the Fail
By PAUL KRUGMAN
With Italy following Greece off a cliff, it’s hard to see how the euro can survive. Now that the euro project is on the rocks, what lessons should we draw?
3.
Brown Rice: Not Just for Hippies Anymore
By MARK BITTMAN
The “healthful” substitute for its white counterpart finally makes its way into the main course.
4.
Abuse Inquiry Set Tricky Path for a Governor
By JO BECKER
For months, Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania had reason to suspect a sexual abuse scandal was going to explode at Penn State University. He also had no way to talk about it, or to prepare for it.
5.
A Master of Mass Flirtation
By BEN BRANTLEY
In “Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway” the impossibly talented, impossibly energetic Mr. Jackman is a glorious dinosaur among live entertainers of the 21st century: an old-fashioned matinee idol.
6.
Bound by Love and Disability, and Keeping a Vow Until the End
By JIM DWYER
Edwin Morales and Noemi Rivera, who both had cerebral palsy, eloped in 1996 and promised never to leave each other. On Thursday, Mr. Morales buried his wife, proud that the vow had been kept.
7.
Well: Aging Well Through Exercise
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
Physical frailty may not be inevitable with old age, a growing body of science suggests: exercise might allow us to rewrite the future for our muscles.
8.
Timothy Egan: Ascent of a Woman
By TIMOTHY EGAN
In fighting the excesses of Wall Street, Washington's mountain-climbing Senator Cantwell faces challenges tougher than Grand Teton.
9.
Girls Just Want to Go to School
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
One 14-year-old Vietnamese girl, who wakes each day at 3 a.m. before setting off on a 90-minute bicycle ride to school, could teach Americans a lot.
10.
Europe’s Banks Found Safety of Bonds a Costly Illusion
By LIZ ALDERMAN and SUSANNE CRAIG
The debt crisis was fed by governments that borrowed too much, regulators that let banks treat the bonds as without risk and investors who viewed the bonds of all countries as solid.
11.
Wait! Don’t Tell Me!
By GAIL COLLINS
Guess what, people? It’s time for another Republican presidential debate! It’s so wonderful to get to hang out with Mitt and Newt and the gecko.
12.
Finding the Humanity in the F.B.I.’s Feared Enforcer
By MANOHLA DARGIS
“J. Edgar” is less the story of the public face of the F.B.I. than it is a look at the private man.
13.
A Gold Rush of Subsidies in the Search for Clean Energy
By ERIC LIPTON and CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Renewable energy has received exceptional help from the government, mostly as part of the 2009 stimulus bill. That is ending, but some say it has been unnecessary.
14.
Charlie Rose and Gayle King in CBS ‘Early’ Plan
By BRIAN STELTER
The network is set to announce new hosts and a hard-news approach for its morning show.
15.
Thanksgiving as Day to Shop Meets Rejection
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
Retailers eager to be the first to draw customers on Black Friday have crossed a line for some shoppers with plans to open stores on Thanksgiving Day.
16.
To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan
By PAUL V. KANE
President Obama should negotiate with China to write off American debt in exchange for an end to America’s defense arrangement with Taiwan.
17.
Video Gallery: Thanksgiving Cooking With Mark Bittman
A collection of Minimalist column videos for Thanksgiving recipes, and other dishes that would fit perfectly within a turkey feast.
18.
Pennsylvania Hunting and Fracking Vie for State Lands
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
An area of abundant deer, turkey and bear, known to hunters as “God’s Country,” lies atop vast reserves of natural gas.
19.
Programming for Children, Minus Cryptic Syntax
By PETER WAYNER
Adults have developed easy-to-understand programming tools to encourage children to create and collaborate on computers.
20.
Well: Rick Perry’s Brain Freeze
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Rick Perry's embarrassing memory lapse during the Republican presidential debate may be a fascinating display of a common human experience: the brain freeze.
