Whatever fed Alice Neels desire to paint cannot be explained by the facts of her complex life.

For those who like biographies especially of artists and their often twisted lives for those who enjoy looking at contemporary portraits and for unabashed fans of the artist Alice Neel I thought I rsquo d point you toward some online resources that can enhance my review in America of Phoebe Hoba

The letter Speaker of the House John Boehner received after he accepted an invitation to address this year rsquo s graduating class at the Catholic University of America was signed by 75 Catholic faculty members The signers did not ask him to forgo his speech but rather expressed this hope ldqu

ldquo Culture of complicity rdquo is a phrase used to describe the collusive relationship between leaders of Japan rsquo s nuclear industry and its government including energy regulators Not only does Japan have a history of covering up violations at its nuclear power plants But at least one in

The development of iTouch devices is changing the way art museums provide interactive tools to educate the public The audioguides that started out as cassette tape players then morphed into to hand-held phones with text and music are morphing again This time the offer is an app designed to enhanc

A salute to snow

Mija Yun Jung-hee a pretty 66-year-old who lives in some unnamed city in South Korea wants to write a single poem One may wonder why since she has a lot on her plate already She is raising her only grandson Wook Lee David in a small apartment She works as an assistant to a man who is han

If the budget were in the hands of the public rather than in the hands of the president and Congress what would the man and woman on the street choose to cut According to a survey conducted by the PEW Research Center for the People amp the Press Feb 2-7 the four most popular spending cuts

Shakespeare rsquo s ldquo The Merchant of Venice rdquo with Al Pacino as Shylock has been wildly successful on Broadway with sold-out performances rave reviews and after a January hiatus a month of extended performances starting in February Last evening I went with a friend who had read