Nov 14th, 2008 · In turbulent times like these, don't we all need a little comfort food? As world leaders converge in Washington, D.C., this weekend for the Group of 20 financial summit, we asked cooks about soothing foods from their homelands.
Nov 13th, 2008 · An adaption of Yasunari Kawabata's 1961 novella, Sleeping Beauties is a wistful erotic mystery centered around an eccentric German brothel. Mark Jenkins calls it artful and delicate — but with an oddly tone-deaf ending.
Nov 8th, 2008 · Barack Obama's margin of victory in North Carolina was miniscule — only about three-tenths of 1 percent. But along with his more comfortable win in neighboring Virginia, he managed to chisel away at what had been a longstanding foundation of Republicans' electoral strategy: the solidly red south.
Oct 29th, 2008 · There is evidence that banks are more comfortable lending to each other. But less evidence that banks are boosting lending to businesses and consumers, which needs to happen to make the economy go. Today's rate cut by the Fed helps, but it won't end the credit crisis.
Oct 16th, 2008 · Drivers may feel comfortable chatting on their cell phones while navigating the streets. But brain researchers find it's a dangerous combination, even with a hands-free device.
Oct 8th, 2008 · Don't give over-the-counter cold remedies to children under four. That's the message to parents from the drug manufacturers. Doctors say plenty of fluids and keeping children as comfortable as possible are the best remedies for the sniffles.
Sep 30th, 2008 · Author and blogger Bill Bishop argues that Americans are segregating themselves into ideologically-homogeneous communities. Now he worries that the majority of Americans are so comfortable in their beliefs that they can't even listen to opposing viewpoints.
Sep 28th, 2008 · The singer-songwriter talks about leaving her comfort zone on her new record, as well as the effect that keeping her household together has had on her songwriting process. Williams also describes the stories behind her new songs, and tells anecdotes about Joan Baez and her college friend, Stephen Trask.