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News about smoking and tobacco, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Highlights From the Archives

Senate Votes for F.D.A. Rules on Tobacco
Senate Votes for F.D.A. Rules on Tobacco
The measure, which President Obama is expected to sign, would give the F.D.A. regulatory power over cigarettes, although the agency would not be able to ban them.
June 12, 2009BUSINESSNEWS
Cigarettes Without Smoke, or Regulation
Cigarettes Without Smoke, or Regulation
That electronic cigarettes are unapproved by the government and virtually unstudied has not deterred thousands of smokers from buying them.
June 2, 2009USNEWS
Philip Morris’s Support Casts Shadow Over a Bill to Limit Tobacco
Philip Morris’s Support Casts Shadow Over a Bill to Limit Tobacco
The legislation, which authorizes the F.D.A. to approve or reject tobacco products and ingredients, is expected to be approved by the House, but could meet resistance in the Senate.
April 1, 2009BUSINESSNEWS
Black Lawmakers Seek Restrictions on Menthol Cigarettes
Black Lawmakers Seek Restrictions on Menthol Cigarettes
The Congressional Black Caucus is demanding that menthol cigarettes not be exempted from a bill that would ban flavored cigarettes.
July 1, 2008BUSINESSNEWS
A New Arena in the Fight Over Smoking: The Home
A movement to restrict smoking in apartments and condominiums is having some success.
November 5, 2007USNEWS

ARTICLES ABOUT SMOKING AND TOBACCO

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The Power of Mockery
The Power of Mockery
Youth movements have the power to overthrow dictators, reduce crime, improve calculus scores and stop teenagers from smoking.
April 16, 2011
    Non-Smoking Certification for Colleges.
    Non-Smoking Certification for Colleges.
    Smoke-free certification for campuses.
    April 15, 2011
    MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
      Loose Cigarettes for Sale
      A response to an article about selling individual cigarettes.
      April 7, 2011
      MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: BLACK MARKETS
        On Manhattan Streets, Loosie Men Sell Illegal Smokes
        On Manhattan Streets, Loosie Men Sell Illegal Smokes
        Lonnie Warner sells Newports at two for a dollar; he says taxes and smoking bans are great for business.
        April 5, 2011
        MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: BLACK MARKETSNEW YORK CITY,MANHATTAN (NYC)WARNER, LONNIE
          Ballplayers and Tobacco
          A reader responds to a recent Op-Ed about tobacco use and baseball.
          April 2, 2011
          MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: BASEBALL
            Arizona Seeks to Levy Fines for Health Risks
            The state’s Medicaid program would charge $50 a year for smoking or a diabetic’s failure to follow a doctor’s orders to lose weight.
            April 2, 2011
              Take Dip Out of the Ballgame
              Take Dip Out of the Ballgame
              Major League Baseball and the players should ban the use of tobacco products during games.
              March 31, 2011
                China Issues New Nationwide Restrictions on Smoking
                China Issues New Nationwide Restrictions on Smoking
                New regulations set to take effect on May 1 will ban lighting up in hotels, restaurants and other indoor public spaces, but there are considerable loopholes.
                March 25, 2011
                MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: CHINA
                  Panel Chief: F.D.A. Could Still Ban Menthol
                  Everyone's watching for the federal agency's next move on cigarettes.
                  March 22, 2011
                    Lowering Sin Taxes to Attract Those Lucrative Sinners
                    Some states consider lowering cigarette taxes to raise cigarette sales.
                    March 21, 2011
                    MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT,SMOKING AND TOBACCOTAXATION
                      The Ethicist - Giving Back
                      The Ethicist - Giving Back
                      Return the gift; turn off the gas.
                      March 20, 2011
                      MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: ETHICS
                        F.D.A. Urged to Review Use of Menthol in Cigarettes
                        The scientific panel’s findings could provide a legal basis for the F.D.A. to try to limit, phase out or even possibly ban menthol in cigarettes.
                        March 19, 2011
                          In Memory of Smoking
                          In memory of tobacco (conquered by President Obama, banned from many open-air spaces, soon to be grown only in the backyards of the defiant) you may enjoy watching what was probably the first cigarette commercial ever made.
                          March 10, 2011
                          MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: SMOKING AND TOBACCOFRANCE,LIBRARY OF CONGRESSOBAMA, BARACK
                            No Cuban Cigars? Q Cigar by Portes Offers an Alternative
                            No Cuban Cigars? Q Cigar by Portes Offers an Alternative
                            Since Cuban stock can be hard to procure, Q Cigar by Portes has provided an alternative for cigar connoisseurs for nearly 20 years, and it’s Dominican-grown.
                            February 27, 2011
                            MORE ON SMOKING AND TOBACCO AND: SHOPPING AND RETAILCIGARS,DOMINICAN-AMERICANSINWOOD (NYC)
                              Lorillard and Reynolds Sue Over F.D.A. Panel
                              The two tobacco companies claim conflicts of interest by three members of a panel.
                              February 26, 2011
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                                OPERA REVIEW

                                A Crime Lurks on the Dark Side of a Clairvoyant Realm

                                By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
                                Stephen Schwartz, the musical-theater composer and lyrricist, offers his operatic version of the 1964 British film "Séance on a Wet Afternoon."
                                Sister Act Patina Miller, center, as Deloris Van Cartier, in this latest stage adaptation of a hit movie, directed by Jerry Zaks, at the Broadway Theater.
                                THEATER REVIEW | 'SISTER ACT'

                                Different Church, More Sequins

                                By CHARLES ISHERWOOD
                                "Sister Act," based on the hit movie, offers tunes that echo the Philadelphia sound and a stage full of nuns flaring their gams like the Rockettes.
                                Tom Lipinski, foreground, and Michael Stahl-David in
                                THEATER REVIEW | 'PICKED'

                                Actors Live Their Double Lives, Both on the Screen and Off

                                By BEN BRANTLEY
                                In "Picked," Christopher Shinn's new play, an actor gets the chance to move up to the A-list.

                                Travel


                                The Europe Issue
                                Kloosterstraat, the only street in Antwerp where stores are open on Sundays.
                                David De Vleeschauwer for The New York Times
                                Kloosterstraat, the only street in Antwerp where stores are open on Sundays.
                                From vintage reproductions made just for you to avant garde designs only available here, this small Belgian city can be a shopper’s dream.
                                Visitors explore the roof of the Duomo, Milan's main cathedral.

                                How I Fell for Milan

                                The city is no welcome wagon, but a few (and often hard-to-find) shops make it all worthwhile.

                                SLIDE SHOW: Europe in 15 Perfect Gifts, All Under $100

                                Amsterdam to Athens, 15 stores to explore, and — for those in a buying mood — to find a gift to bring back home.
                                Browsing at L'Éclaireur, on the Rue de Sévigné, one of several locations in Paris with clothes that would challenge even a professional model. The first L'Éclaireur opened in 1980.

                                How to Shop in Paris

                                An expert’s guide to passing muster in four destination shops in Paris: Colette, Merci, L’Éclaireur and Le Bon Marché.
                                From left: A favorite place for high tea is Gartine, in the city's historic center; outdoor tables at IJ-Kantine, a family-oriented restaurant; three artists sell their work at Keramiek van Campen.

                                36 Hours in Amsterdam

                                Look beyond the city center for innovative shops, unusual art and casual cafes.
                                PRACTICAL TRAVELER

                                In Europe, Is the VAT Refund Worth Your Time?

                                Visitors can recover as much as 20 percent on purchases made in Europe, but it can be a hassle.
                                Borsa, Istanbul.

                                Destination Dining in Department Stores

                                Food equal to the shopping in Berlin, Istanbul, London and Paris.
                                Multimedia

                                INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Why We Travel: Readers’ Photos 2010

                                We asked readers to submit their best travel photos and share the back story. Here is a curated selection of the images.

                                SLIDE SHOW: Why We Travel

                                “We were fortunate to see something that not everyone sees: lions in a tree on the Serengeti at sunset.”

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                                ciencia


                                Gut microbes help digest food and synthesize vitamins.
                                Photo Researchers
                                Gut microbes help digest food and synthesize vitamins.
                                Scientists report that the three “enterotypes” may have discrete effects on people’s health.

                                Wildlife at Risk Face Long Line at U.S. Agency

                                The Fish and Wildlife Service is struggling with an avalanche of petitions and lawsuits over the endangered species list.

                                Gas Well Spews Polluted Water

                                The spill occurred at a well in northern Pennsylvania that was being opened in a process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
                                SCIENTIST AT WORK BLOG

                                Returning to Carbon

                                Scientists use sediment traps to measure the movement of carbon through the ocean.
                                GREEN BLOG

                                Many Mediterranean Fish Species Threatened With Extinction, Report Says

                                More than 40 species of fish are threatened or face extinction from overfishing, pollution or degradation of their habitat, according to a report from a global conservation group.
                                Elvin Batz, an installer at SPG Solar, checks the pontoon structure and panels of a floating solar array in an irrigation pond in Petaluma, Calif.

                                Solar on the Water

                                The potential of floating solar farms is enticing for some farmers, municipalities and companies that see their ponds and reservoirs doing double duty.
                                Robert Braid, caretaker at the Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island near Seattle. Here was in the Moss Garden at the reserve.

                                Poor Season for Sunshine Is Great One for Spores

                                The moss has been busy this year, and so has a gardening hot line, which fields inquiries as to how to get rid of the abundant plant.

                                Gas Drillers Asked to Change Method of Waste Disposal

                                Pennsylvania regulators want the natural gas industry to stop sending waste from hydrofracking to plants not equipped to remove some contaminants.

                                U.S. Engineers Cite Lengthy Cleanup in Japan

                                Veterans of the Three Mile Island cleanup said that a much larger task faced the Japanese engineers who are trying contain and secure the damaged Fukushima Daiichi reactors.