EditorialPrince Vladimir loads carts with food and drink for distribution to the sick and the handicapped. Prince Vladimir offers a banquet to his droujina in 996. From the Radziwill Chronicle, an early history of Russia. Page 70 v., 612 miniatures, late 15th.
EditorialLegislators and store owners across the United States have struggled with how to prevent shopping carts from being stolen, left in handicapped parking spots, discarded on sidewalks, abandoned at bus stops or tipped into creeks. (Photo illustration by Shirley Yu/The New York Times)