Kurt Westergaard, the cartoonist whose depiction of the Prophet Muhammad sparked protests in the Muslim world, narrowly avoided ... Read and comment | Read original article

We’re off for the rest of the week, but we hope everyone has a wonderful New Year’s Eve! We'll be back on January 4,... Read and comment | Read original article

It was sad news to hear that Norval White, the original co-author of the AIA Guide to New York City, died at the age of eighty-t... Read and comment | Read original article

I have some news, friends. This is my last contest. The end of the road. The last stand. El ultimo tren. The grand finale. But d... Read and comment | Read original article

Nick Paumgarten has a great piece in the magazine this week about Whole Foods CEO John Mackey. Paumgarten writes: “With Ma... Read and comment | Read original article

Normally when you pick up a book to add to your library you are concerned with what it contains, but sometimes all that matters ... Read and comment | Read original article

T. J. Stiles’s new biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt reveals that the tycoon was on the winning end of fist-fights well in... Read and comment | Read original article

Great images of books from around the world and the Web. We have already blogged about the Tower of Books, but here's a very nea... Read and comment | Read original article