After 24 years without a closing, Union Square Hospitality group CEO Danny Meyer thinks the key to maintaining a brand is to have a sharp point of view.

So the European Union is finally set to release its long-awaited report on who was responsible for the Georgia-Russia war of August 2008. The findings are expected to announce that […]

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After President Obama addressed Congress about healthcare reform (that would be the You Lie! speech), a live Q & A was hosted by White House Communications Director, Anita Dunn. Demonstrating […]

Gay Talese has long made a habit out of exposing the everyday truths behind a number of America’s cultural institutions. From his research into the 'sexual revolution' of the 1950s and […]

Getting the Global Green movement standardized.

Debate about whether an illegal psychohallucgenic drug could actually be legalized, the advantages and disadvantages.

George Halvorson, the CEO of Kaiser Permanente, is one of the more outspoken critics on the current U.S. health care system. He came by Big Think last week to talk […]

While last week’s United Nations General Assembly hosted a variety of world leaders espousing divergent messages, the sprawling diplomatic forum hosted one leader who could become Hollywood’s newest darling. And […]

Valerie Steele is a fashion historian and the chief curator of the Museum at FIT. She stopped by Big Think last week to talk about the "F" word-- fashion, that […]

Big Think interviews the legendary journalist and author of, most recently, "A Writer’s Life."

When President Obama scrapped plans to base parts of a missile shield in former Soviet satellite states, the simplified story line suggested America had given Russia what it wanted. Anyone […]

According to fashion historian Valerie Steele, nobody does—not even magazine editors, designers or celebrities.

The chief curator of the Museum at FIT names names: which people have had the most influence on fashion?

From prostitutes to nuns, it’s a color with layers of meaning, says fashion historian Valerie Steele. That doesn’t mean it’s here to stay—for now.

Valerie Steele, the author of "In the Corset: A Cultural History," dissects the relationship between women and fashion through the ages. Plus, how Michelle Obama might be changing everything.

Fashion historian Valerie Steele recaps New York Fashion Week 2009, outlining its major shortcoming.

Valerie Steele, chief curator of the Museum at FIT, gives an update on the status of staple items that make or break an outfit.

A conversation with fashion historian and chief curator of the Museum at FIT.