Oct 30th, 2008 · The Prospect 1 New Orleans project is slated to open in November. Dan Cameron, the director of the Contemporary Arts Center, aims to create a citywide, international art event akin to the Venice Bienanle. He sees it as a promotional and healing tool for the city.
Oct 21st, 2008 · Nobel laureate Paul Krugman believes that increased public spending — akin to the efforts of the New Deal during the Great Depression — is the best way to escape the financial crisis and regain American global leadership.
May 21st, 2008 · Turkish-German filmmaker, 34, drew an Oscar nomination and a Cannes screenwriting award for his hot-ticket movie The Edge of Heaven. Critics say it's his breakthrough as a leading light of the new global cinema.
Jan 16th, 2007 · Germany wants to develop its own university elite, akin to the American Ivy League. Supporters say the country needs distinguished universities to survive in a global market. But many Germans say the effort collides with the notion that higher education should be available to all.
Oct 13th, 2006 · News that pop singer Madonna is the latest celebrity to adopt an African child prompted New York Post writer Andrea Peyser to write a column condemning the star for encouraging something close to slavery. Peyser talks with Madeleine Brand about her article, and Alex Chadwick follows it with a counterpoint from Adam Pertman, executive director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute.
May 4th, 2005 · Our commentator is continuing his medical education at a hospital, where patients awaiting surgery are subjects of various questions and checklists. The queries get redundant, but the procedure is akin to the aviation industry's safety precautions.