Looking forward to letting go - Times Union
I wish I could find the right language to describe this rite of passage. Retirement, that swoon of a word, just won't do. The Spanish translation, jubilacion, is a bit over the top for my own mix of feelings. The phrase that kept running through my

Photo Illustration by The New York Times - New York Times
YOU might think that board members overseeing businesses that cratered in the credit crisis would be disqualified from serving as directors at other public companies. Frederick E. Rowe of Investors for Director Accountability says you will never hear

Letting myself go - Rapid City Journal
BOSTON - There is something fitting about writing my last column on the first day of a new year. January, after all, is named for the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He looked backward and forward at the same time. So, this morning, do I. I wish

Illustration by Vlad Alvarez - San Francisco Bay Guardian
Paranormal Activity 's success gives me hope, though I fear its inevitable shaky-cam imitators more than unexplained bumps in the night. Where there's a buck, Hollywood will follow. This year, big-budget movies stepped up their games, employing IMAX

Shen was smart to save money - Times Union
Just when you think the stupidity and incompetence emanating from the state Capitol could not get any worse, along comes the governor to prove you wrong. So the governor owes man "A" some money. But because he's fiscally incompetent, the governor

ESPN.com Illustration - ESPN.com
@ Chris_Broussard Join me on "NBA Coast to Coast" tonight from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. I'll be tweeting through the show. Hit me at NBA_on_ESPN about 8 hours ago @ STEIN_LINE_HQ Sources say Rockets totally against buying TMac out but have granted

American Illustration 29 and American Photography 26 - Dexigner
American Photography 26 and American Illustration 29 will be published in hard-cover and distributed world-wide in November 2010. American Photography presents the best images by established and emerging photographers selected by an outstanding jury

The Future of Reading: Don't worry. It might be better than you think. - School Library Journal
Nerdfighters ran “who is” searches to track down the name—and eventually the phone number—of This Is Not Tom’s creator. So I called him one afternoon. Alexander Basalyga was a student at Penn State—just a guy who liked riddles. While he

Letting go - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
There is something fitting about writing my last column on the first day of a new year. January, after all, is named for the Roman god of beginnings and endings. He looked backward and forward at the same time. So, this morning, do I. I wish I could

Illustration From “Footnotes in Gaza” - New York Times
Sacco will find readers for “Footnotes in Gaza” far into the future because of the unique format and style of his comic-book narrative. He stands alone as a reporter-cartoonist because his ability to tell a story through his art is combined with