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

The contemporary artist refutes the notion that auction houses need government oversight.

The contemporary artist says the best time to make art is when everyone thinks art is dead.

The contemporary artist says integrity is the essence of artistic success.

Chuck Close says comparing art dealers to Wall Street crooks is unfair.

Chuck Close on the virtues of the upper classes.

Chuck Close on new American values.

The contemporary artist talks about where he was when Martin Luther King, Jr. died and meeting Malcolm X.

A team of hyper-geniuses at MIT's Media Lab has designed a cellphone type device that gathers data on the environment around you, searches for information using the Internet, aggregates the […]