Roads diverged in a golden wood when Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III’s clear thinking, which saved US Airways Flight 1549, met up with the media muddle over Nadya Suleman’s decision to bear eight children. (Amy Sancetta / Associated Press)
So, comparing Suleman to Capt. Sullenberger: Do we as a nation prefer to celebrate or wallow? Hard to tell. (Nick Ut / Associated Press)
At the end of the second game of NBA play-offs, with one second left on the clock, James swished it from the top of the key. The Cleveland Cavaliers beat Orlando’s Magic by one point and proved once and for all that it ain’t over till it’s over. (David Liam Kyle / NBAE via Getty Images)
Former TV star Mackenzie Phillips confesses that she had a sexual affair with her former pop music star father. A few months later, the talk show star who facilitated the confession announces she’s ending her show. Coincidence? Or just the recognition that there’s really no place to go from here. (Angela Weiss / Getty Images)
