Death to Cuteness!
Pamela Littky
Indie-pop darling Ingrid Michaelson is done singing the same old song.
Pamela Littky
Indie-pop darling Ingrid Michaelson is done singing the same old song.
Thinking about booking a cruise? The crew may be unprepared.
Will the African-American elite open its wallet for Obama a second time?
The woman ‘Teddy’ called the love of his life struggles to find a new path without her husband.
They save their eggs and thrive at work. Diane Sawyer’s secret to resetting the biological clock.
And what of the Jewish vote?
Inside the White House debate over how to talk about al Qaeda’s Anwar al-Awlaki.
Modern Syria was made by a cruel strongman. His son, also cruel, is a man of straw.

Marilyn Monroe gets the Broadway treatment in writer Theresa Rebeck’s addictive new series.
Composer Philip Glass on shattering his idea of an artist’s life.
Robert Harris’s new thriller weaves a terrifying vision of a rogue hedge fund.
The reasons to love the artist.
Give in. At least these gifts will make you look smart.



Irate Turks, dueling oligarchs, a royal yacht … and dear old Mrs. Strauss-Kahn.
As economic contagion continues in Europe, and with the future of the euro imperiled, Newsweek asked eight economists to describe the origin of the problem facing the single currency and what would happen if the euro were abolished.
South Korea’s music industry gave the world ‘K-Pop’ with its peppy girl and boy bands. Now it’s taking on hip-hop’s swag.
Shehan Karunatilaka on a capital that straddles the beautiful and the banal.

Apple’s attacks on Android have backfired. Should the company call a truce?
The curious case of the non-flu season.
Romney rarely loses his composure--unless you interrupt him. Then he insists he speak. He appeals to the moderator. He may even touch your shoulder. Our guide to his outbursts. By Ben Crair