Completed in 1841, Trafalgar Square’s so-called fourth plinth immediately suffered a funding crisis and has been statue-less ever since. In 1999, it became a showcase for new sculpture, and now it’s coming into its own with a series of longer installations. First up is Alison Lapper
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we explain how you can tell if what you're experiencing is déjà vu or not, and how best to proceed when it is.
New York's currently: growing gills Avian flu confirmed in poultry in Turkey--the virus may be traveling west with birds' migration patterns. American soldiers try to convince Iraqi Sunnis to vote in Saturday's referendum. "What's your strategy, and how do you think
Featuring the vibrant artwork of San Diego painter Nuvia Crisol Guerra, Loteria de la Mujer reimagines the popular Mexican party game with images of 20 stages in a woman’s life, from La Bebe to La Muerte. Played like Bingo, with each player using pinto beans to mark off “mujeres”
Though people around the world may measure success in slightly different ways, there is a single scale that is universally accepted. Because, in the end, it’s all about how you made out.
New York's currently: a soul-crushing place to live sometimes FEMA spends $11 million a night to house Katrina evacuees in hotels. New Orleans mayor urges former residents to come home. List of federal rules waived post-Katrina. Pentagon plans for active-duty federal unit to handle at-
Next month Troy Coleman, aka Cowboy Troy, will perform at the Country Music Awards in New York City. Cowboy Troy is one of Nashville’s hot young stars. But unlike most country superstars, he raps, laying old-school rhymes over pedal-steel guitar. Far from just scoring points for originality,
New York's currently: spent every dime of its rainy-day money Sunni leaders in Iraq to back constitution after winning agreement they will have a stronger voice--the nation votes on Saturday. After a day of bad weather halts quake aid, the recovery operation is back in full
Anyone who missed Wolves Eat Dogs should put Martin Cruz Smith’s 2005 thriller at the top of their holiday list. Melancholic detective Arkady Renko is forced to investigate murder in Chernobyl’s desolated “Zone of Exclusion.” Understated yet lyrical, Wolves Eat Dogs mirrors the Zone’s surreality: “It was
New York's currently: besting the best hyperbole ever At least 33,000 dead from quake in Pakistan, with aid arriving slowly. Caught between interests, post-quake Kashmir pays heaviest price, with residents enraged. In Germany, Merkel to succeed Schroeder in power-sharing deal. Air Force personnel reassigned and
