Tom Perrotta talks about the importance of having a writer and a thinker as president.

Tom Perrotta notes a radical mood swing in American culture lately.

Tom Perrotta forecasts the new suburban dystopia.

Tom Perrotta tells of grappling with Catholicism and basic sexual urges.

Tom Perrotta taks about his latest book and religious and moral values in the United States.

Tom Perrotta recounts a childhood immersed in books.

Tom Perrotta on the joy of writing movies.

For decades, the average Indian citizen could vote for the governmental representatives of his choosing and then follow their foibles in the news—and that’s where his access to government ended. […]

Blogs have erupted over the disappearance of documentary film maker/blogger/freelance journalist Philip Rizk. The grad student at AUC (American University in Cairo) was among a group of peaceful protesters detained […]

Bloomberg today reports that the yen rose against the dollar after “the U.S. government delayed the announcement of a financial- recovery plan.” Traders took refuge. “Japan’s currency gained as U.S. […]

Alaa Al Aswany examines the human body.

Tom Perrotta on whether literature is dead.

Speaking today at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Vice President Joe Biden told the world that the U.S. would no longer be a swaggering soloist throwing its muscle around […]

Putting people to work in green-collar infrastructural jobs can buoy the economy and provide relief to homeowners, says Van Jones.

A sophomore at the University of Virginia who has fought in Iraq, as well as a few of his classmates, have designed a stronger, more comfortable body armor that they […]

Chuck Close on the passion of Brangelina.

Chuck Close is anticipating a cultural renaissance.

Chuck Close on supporting the arts even in a recession.

The contemporary artist on selling a nonessential product

The contemporary artist draws comparisons between Kennedy and Obama