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05/10/2008 07:51 AMTaking Art-Rock Literally In the crowded genre of indie rock, Cloud Cult's on-stage painters have helped the band's stage show stand out. While the paintings offer a glimpse into the economics of a working-class rock band, they're also intimately tied to Cloud Cult's music, much of which stems from a tragedy that struck two band members.
05/10/2008 05:19 AMBeneath the Ice Ice diving is one of the last grand scuba adventures. Popular destinations include Antarctica, Newfoundland and certain lakes in the Austrian Alps. One of the best -- and least known -- is Russia's White Sea.
05/10/2008 03:22 AM170,000 Miles of Memories A son buys the '94 Pontiac Bonneville that ferried Mom to bingo and bowling. Now, with her gone, he struggles with selling off the Big Red Sled.
05/09/2008 05:21 AMReal-Estate Drop Has a Green Lining Developers are dropping plans to build on some choice pieces of land and instead are selling it for such uses as public parks and nature preserves.
05/09/2008 09:44 AMWarner Bros. Shutters Two Indie Labels Warner Bros. said it is shutting down its two specialty film labels as part of a broader effort to streamline costs. The closing of Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures shows studios are gun shy about the art-house movie market they once coveted.
05/10/2008 02:47 AMThe World's Best Chinese Food Protests, traffic and pollution are three things visitors to Beijing expect to encounter at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. But the city has something else to offer attendees willing to venture beyond hotel and tourist restaurants: some of the best food on the planet. Stan Sesser on where the locals go to eat.
05/07/2008 12:28 AMWould-Be Caregivers, Beware Would-be nurses face risks amid a proliferation of schools looking to capitalize on the fast-expanding nursing field. For-profit schools have rushed into the market -- and a number of them are drawing scrutiny and litigation.
05/07/2008 02:38 AMSlowdown's Side Effect: More Nurses The ailing economy is helping to ease the nursing shortage. With house prices falling and the cost of gasoline and food rising, many nurses are going back to work.
05/09/2008 05:06 AMOil Worry Near Election Isn't New It's déjà vu all over again: As oil prices soar, politicians on both sides call for new taxes, probe price fixing and point at OPEC, as they have since the 1970s. Most of these ideas aren't new, and most aren't likely to go far.
05/07/2008 08:47 PMParadigm Shift Not So Funny With mainstream pros like Comedy Central thundering onto the Web, it's unclear if any humor niches will be left over for smaller businesses.
05/06/2008 03:09 AMInfluence of Youth Vote May Weaken Obama's campaign is pushing to get out the youth vote Tuesday, concerned it could weaken due to final exams.
05/06/2008 02:07 AMNightmares Still Haunt Sleep Aids An analysis of adverse-event reports filed with WHO suggests that the current generation of sleep medications may be nearly as problematic as the older generation.
05/06/2008 12:33 AMWarhol's Great Leap Forward? Christie's is trying to find a buyer in Hong Kong willing to pay $120 million for a Warhol portrait of Mao Zedong.
05/06/2008 04:02 AMPutting a Price on Mao's Head As the huge spring art sales begin, there is a clear disconnect between the roaring art market and the ailing U.S. economy. With art valued at $1.8 billion going on the block over the next 10 days, will those two worlds finally collide?
05/03/2008 03:14 AMA Final Farewell Saying goodbye. It's a part of the human experience that we encounter every day, sometimes nonchalantly, sometimes with great emotion. When death is near, how do we phrase our words? How do we show our love? Here's how Randy Pausch, a 47-year-old college professor, came to teach his family about love, courage -- and saying goodbye.
05/05/2008 04:33 AMiDo As the MySpace generation begins to marry, everybody's invited to help plan the wedding. Using online polls, wedding guests are deciding on nuptial details traditionally hashed out behind closed doors by brides, grooms and their parents.
05/07/2008 10:09 PMWhere the Dollar Rules The dollar is plunging around the world. But there are three countries that allow American travelers to revisit the days of the dollar's glory. Planning a summer vacation to one of these countries helps counterbalance the sticker shock that comes from taking a vacation almost anywhere else.
05/02/2008 07:09 PMIcelanders' Love of Trucks Grows Cold Iceland's 4X4 enthusiasts go wild in the volcanic highlands driving tricked-out pickups armed with huge, cleat-studded wheels. Years of economic boom made these behemoths into favorite toys, but the financial crisis, punishing fuel prices and a cratering currency are killing a the buzz.
05/02/2008 12:36 AMHow the Brain Learns to Read Neuroscientists studying reading disorders have begun to wonder whether the actual character of the text itself may shape the brain. Studies suggest that schoolchildren who are dyslexic in one language may not be in another.
05/02/2008 06:40 PMUtilities, Plug-In Cars: Near Collision? Car makers are preparing to introduce plug-in electric cars in 2010, but their success will depend on players beyond their control: the electric utilities. If utilities begin charging more for electricity, the push toward plug-ins could falter.
05/06/2008 12:40 AMRacing's Royal Bloodline Most racehorses today descend from a stallion named Native Dancer. Has the sport become too reliant on one set of genes?
05/01/2008 03:10 PMRepublican Brand Sinks to Record Low McCain continues to run nearly even with Democrats Obama and Clinton, even as only 27% of voters have positive views of the Republican Party, according to the latest WSJ/NBC poll. An unprecedented 73% of voters believe the U.S. is on the wrong track. (Results)
05/01/2008 02:57 AMAs Food Prices Rise, Shoppers Stock Up Stockpiling staples such as rice, meats and canned soup is coming into vogue again as food inflation and $3.60-a-gallon gasoline have consumers cutting the frequency of shopping trips -- and loading up carts when they do shop.
05/01/2008 05:06 AMKraft Reinvents Oreo in China The Oreo has long been the top-selling cookie in the U.S., but Kraft Foods reinvented the Oreo into a long, thin, four-layered cookie covered in chocolate to make it sell well in China -- an example of the kind of entrepreneurial transformation that the food giant's CEO is seeking companywide.
05/01/2008 05:20 AMObama Urges More Responsible Parenting Obama has cast himself as a "truth-talker" with the refrain that one of the biggest problems facing the country is "parents who don't parent." He has folded the line into his stump speech and a North Carolina TV ad.
04/30/2008 04:17 AMClinton Hopes '90s References Serve Her Clinton risks taking voters back to the scandals and partisan divides associated with former President Clinton as she reminds economically hard-hit voters how much better they had it in the 1990s.
04/30/2008 04:13 AMSky High in the Tech World Microsoft's Live Mesh will be worth using if it solves a real problem, such as syncing phones and computers, better than any other programs in the cloud business.
04/30/2008 04:38 AMA Fresh Focus on a Rare Risk of Anesthesia The possibility of a rare but potentially deadly reaction to anesthesia is putting a spotlight on the many doctors' offices and surgical centers where a growing number of surgical procedures are performed.
05/01/2008 12:41 AMLife After Barry a Strikeout for Some Whether Barry Bonds's absence from the San Francisco Giants is a factor in the team's slow start is a matter of debate. But unquestionably it is responsible for the drop in sales of rubber chickens at the stadium.
04/28/2008 03:12 AMOtellini Hopes Everyone Gets an Intel Chip Intel already reaches hundreds of millions of people with its chips. But Paul Otellini has his eye on billions. Intel's CEO discusses the chip maker's new thrust and other topics, including the economy.
04/28/2008 02:37 PMFiorina Follows McCain's Lead These days, former H-P CEO Carly Fiorina frequently accompanies Sen. John McCain on the campaign trail. She is most prominent when he addresses his economic policies, and her name appears on the short list for vice president.
05/01/2008 12:18 AMThe New York Moment A number of fledgling American designers are gaining recognition for feeding the appetite of luxury consumers for styles that are cutting edge and original.
04/26/2008 03:18 AMObama Seeks Private Funding Obama is poised to run the first privately financed general-election presidential campaign since the public-financing system was created in 1974.
04/26/2008 05:27 AMClinton Says Votes Count Clinton is suggesting that the popular vote should settle the presidential nomination, a claim that may depend improbably on Puerto Rico.
04/25/2008 11:08 PMScreening the NFL Pros of Tomorrow Two former political operatives have made a big business out of spotting tomorrow's football stars when they are still in high school. Their company, SportsLink, is one of several trying to solve one of the great puzzles in U.S. sports -- how to make money off high-school contests.
04/25/2008 01:24 PMBad Math = Mad Politics The presidential candidates' Electoral College totals seem like a straightforward calculation. But since the country's infancy, politicians and the courts haven't been able to make the math add up. As elections of late have proved, bad math can have big consequences. (Discuss)
04/26/2008 12:13 AMBaseball Dares to Be Different For years, baseball managers have basically arranged their hitters and deployed their pitchers in strict adherence to accepted practice. But some managers this season are challenging the sport's sacred status quo.
04/24/2008 09:00 PMWeight Gain Dogs Many Pills Prescription medications for many common problems can make you fat. Medicine may be to blame if patients on a new drug gain more than five pounds in a month without a change in their diet or physical activity. (Forum)
04/24/2008 05:12 PMDrinks? DJs? See Realtor Inside Despite sluggish home sales in most of the country, some Realtors and developers are sinking money into lavish open-house parties that they hope will draw crowds -- and an eventual buyer.
04/24/2008 05:14 AMYale Safeguards Its Top Spot As Asian universities invest heavily to become world-class, many U.S. schools are complacent about the competition. Yale, however, is gearing up to become the best in the world.
04/23/2008 04:39 PMTeens Feel Chill in Hunt for Summer Jobs More teens will be looking for summer jobs this year than last -- but fewer will be getting them. After sinking to a new low in 2007, teen summer employment is expected to fall again, to the lowest rate in the 60-year history of government jobs data.
04/23/2008 03:07 PMDelegate-Allocation Rules May Limit Vote's Impact The Democratic Party's delegate-allocation rules mean that Clinton's victory in the Pennsylvania primary may do little to close her delegate gap with Obama.
04/23/2008 03:56 AMNintendo Hopes Its 'Wii Fit' Works Out Nintendo's Wii introduced sedentary gamers to the idea of moving off the couch. Now Nintendo is coming out with the Wii Fit, an add-on designed to appeal to women looking to lose weight. Nintendo of America's Cammie Dunaway talks about challenges posed by the product's marketing.
04/23/2008 03:43 PMQuelling the Danger of Kids' Cellphones Cellphones pose a parenting dilemma. The devices allow adults to maintain contact with their kids, but teens can get into trouble with advanced features. Some carriers are offering services for parents to manage how their children use the Web on their phones.
04/22/2008 07:19 PMMoney Could Sway Campaign Battle Campaign-finance reports raise questions about Clinton's ability to compete against Obama in the nine remaining contests after Pennsylvania. Clinton has $8 million in the bank, compared with Obama's $42 million. (March cash data)
04/22/2008 12:55 AMHeart Tests Urged for ADHD Patients A recommendation to screen children for heart problems before being given drugs for ADHD has sparked a debate about the value and cost of the testing.
04/22/2008 05:17 AMHow Generics Differ From Brand Names While there is no hard evidence of growing problems from generic medications, consumers and physicians are increasingly concerned as cost pressures push more patients away from brand-name drugs. At the same time, globalization has revealed regulatory lapses.
04/22/2008 05:17 AMA New Measure in Fertility Testing A hormone test gaining wider use in the U.S. may offer women a more precise way to assess their ovarian inventory. But the lack of uniform measurement standards has slowed its adoption, and doctors aren't quite ready to completely abandon older measures.
04/21/2008 11:38 PMFor Obama, Chicago Days Honed Tactics Obama has cast himself as an underdog and an unconventional politician -- spawning criticism that he lacks the skill and stamina to get elected. A look at his years in Chicago, however, reveals a shrewd combatant from one of the nation's toughest political arenas.
04/21/2008 05:41 AMAntiabortion Initiatives Divide Movement Abortion opponents are pushing ballot measures in five states this year. But the campaigns highlight a philosophical split between those who want to ban abortion outright and those who favor an incremental approach.
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