Oct 1st, 2008 · As a careening presidential race collides with an accelerating financial collapse, journalists are scrambling to keep up. The breakneck pace of developments means a lot of news worth knowing receives the briefest burst of attention before being dropped for something hotter.
Aug 1st, 2008 · Verdi might have been close to 80 when he composed Falstaff, but with music that sparkles at a breakneck pace, he proved he had not lost his golden touch. Bryn Terfel stars in the title role in a Welsh National Opera production.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · Karachi is one of the most-populous cities in the world, growing and changing at a breakneck pace. Two of its leading citizens — the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's niece and a colorful newspaper columnist — offer their views of the dynamic Pakistani city.
Dec 15th, 2006 · Shanghai is changing at breakneck speed. That transformation, along with the hope, fear, greed and nostalgia that it engenders, is the stuff of novels. Three authors talk about the inspiration that China's most exciting city provides them.
Jan 1st, 2006 · Many of us moved at a breakneck pace in 2005, and we're bouncing right into a new year. Writer Carl Honore takes note of a movement aimed at urging us to chill out a little. He tells Debbie Elliott about his book In Praise of Slowness.