My weekend column used this season of campus protest as an opportunity to discuss the evolution of Columbia’s core curriculum, whose readings on contemporary politics, I argued, usefully distill the core of contemporary progressivism while leaving a great deal... More »
The Arnolfini Portrait, a main attraction at London’s National Gallery, has received a new frame intended to reshape how viewers see the famed Jan van Eyck painting.It is normal for beloved artworks to get new frames every once in a while, and when they ... More »
Break out your wands (and wallets), Potter fans.Slated to hit the auction block at Sotheby’s New York this summer is the original watercolor that graced the cover of the first book in the “Harry Potter” series. The painting is anticipated to become the m... More »
Military & Defense Ukrainians on pickup trucks are using machine guns designed in WWI to stop Russian drones ... More »
Stocks are in a "late secular bull market," BofA's Michael Hartnett said in a Friday research note. That'll end in either a bubble or a recession, he warned. Equities have sputtered recently, with investors fretting about stubborn infla... More »
Economy A 64-year-old 'peak boomer' worries his savings and Social Security won't be enough to retire: 'My biggest fear is finding myself at 75 standing at the door at Walmart.' ... More »
On the grass outside the university library, it is as though it never happened. The tents have been removed. The pavements have been sprayed. The graffiti removed. Order and control have been restored. The protest has been silenced. For now at least.A few stre... More »
Six decades ago, Mr. Dwight’s shot at becoming the first Black astronaut in space was thwarted by racism and politics. Now, at 90, he’s finally going up.Edward Dwight is going to space, finally.In the coming weeks, as conditions allow, Mr. Dwight is expected t... More »
Saudi Arabia and Israel are America’s two most important Middle East allies, and the Biden administration is deeply involved with both today, trying to forge a mutual defense treaty with Saudi Arabia and help Israel in its conflicts with Hamas and Iran. But th... More »
These days, I think a lot about Donald Trump. When the monthly economic reports come out, I think: Will this help elect Donald Trump? And, I confess, I’ve started to ask myself the same question when I look at the current unrest on American college campuses ov... More »
Young people are deeply critical of the Biden administration's handling of the war between Israel and Hamas, as some college students participate in pro-Palestinian protests on campuses across the country.But a pair of new focus groups of politically independe... More »
Illustrator-turned-fine artist Janice Sung’s figures seem at home amidst natural settings, whether in a lily pad pond or a garden, floating like a near-translucent milk specter. Her recent gallery showing at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles, the first using phys... More »