GALLERY
A guided tour through the National Enquirer's checkered history
 
 

THE DIGNITY INDEX

A weekly mathematical survey of dubious behavior that measures, on a scale of 1 to 100, just how low a person can go.

BLACKJACK

Films like '21' make people think they can win big at blackjack. The casinos know better.

A LIFE IN MOVIES

"Stop-Loss," Peirce's long-awaited follow-up to her 1999 film "Boys Don't Cry," tells the story of a decorated American soldier ordered back to Iraq.

HEALTH CARE

Can employers put you on a diet? No, but they can make it more expensive to be fat. New ways companies are monitoring employee health habits and rewarding those who shape up.

 
CARTOONS
Bush, the election, the economy among the top toon topics
 
 
open quoteI don't want to run auto companies. I don't want to run banks. I've got two wars I've got to run already. I've got more than enough to do.close quote

President Obama, attempting to allay fears about the federal government exercising significant and lasting control over companies in which it is now a major shareholder because of the federal bailout

 
 
MY TURN

Because of Dad's Alzheimer's, I had to come out of the closet twice. We got it right the second time.