But an ambulance was not the only memento mori, and there were other auguries capable of scaring us shitless.

NEWYORKER: Rat Beach

That moment will come when all the auguries are right--when shareholders are happy with growing share prices and the objects of desire are still bargains.

FORBES: What's In The Chips

In mid-1994 the auguries for a settlement looked good.

ECONOMIST: Russia and Chechnya

But the auguries are not good.

ECONOMIST: Eating