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Eric Clapton Gets a Trim (PHOTOS)

Ken Fallin | Posted 04.22.2013 | Entertainment
Ken Fallin

In the Wall Street Journal, there is a caricature drawing I did of rock and roll legend, Eric Clapton. I did a sketch showing the long hair, which I liked very much. I got the approval, and then did the drawing in ink and colored it via Photoshop.

Shame On Those Queen Bees?

Joan Williams | Posted 03.27.2013 | Women
Joan Williams

"Queen bees" in the office are making the lives of other women a living hell. We've heard this before. Powerful women are just grown up high school "mean girls" chipping away at the self-confidence of the women who work with and for them.

A Mirror, Darkly

Emmett Rensin | Posted 03.16.2013 | Media
Emmett Rensin

Shouldn't we stop inviting the Jonses, Taitzes, and Becks of the world on national television, letting them embarrass themselves, and then scurrying back to our columns, blogs, and Facebook pages to cite them as representations of mainstream conservative thought?

The Pre-Holiday Rush Begins in Earnest

Melissa Berkelhammer | Posted 02.02.2013 | New York
Melissa Berkelhammer

Thursday night was a busy one in the city, and I used it as an opportunity to check out some of the holiday windows on Madison Avenue before heading to a much anticipated spa opening downtown.

The Importance Of Unplugging At Dinner

Susan Stiffelman | Posted 08.14.2012 | Parents
Susan Stiffelman

The dinner table is one of the last remaining places where tasks and chores are set aside in favor of simply enjoying family time. I hope we can keep it that way.

(Video) WSJ Digital Network GM: Syndication Generates Half of Video Views

Andy Plesser | Posted 08.12.2012 | Media
Andy Plesser

Half of The Wall Street Journal's video views are coming sites other than its own says Alisa Bowen, General Manager for the paper's digital network,...

An Open Invitation to Jack Welch

Nell Merlino | Posted 08.04.2012 | Women
Nell Merlino

As a man who is a role model to so many businesspeople, Jack Welch needs to understand what's really going on with women in business.

Struggling Energy Company Gets Big Loan

AP | MICHELLE CHAPMAN | Posted 05.14.2012 | Business

NEW YORK -- Chesapeake Energy Corp. has received a $3 billion loan from Goldman Sachs and Jefferies Group, giving the company more time to sell assets...

'Tis the Season of the Shareholders

Nell Minow | Posted 05.14.2012 | Business
Nell Minow

There are moral hazards and agency costs in the allocation of corporate funds. Experience has shown that executives will support policies that diminish shareholder returns. The term "capitalism" refers, after all, to the providers of capital.

Let's Talk About Sex

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 06.03.2012 | Women
Barbara & Shannon Kelley

Women today are raised on empowering messages. From the time we're little, we're told girls can do anything boys can do. This doesn't mean we should do things the way they do.

Why CEOs Love This Stock Market Rally

Reuters | Posted 06.02.2012 | Business

* Gains in stock options, restricted shares offset modest bonuses * Stock grants made during 2009 market lows now look good ...

Beautiful Flowers That...Never Die?

The Huffington Post | Dickson Wong | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

There's something absolutely mesmerizing about the porcelain flowers by the Ukraine-born artist Vladimir Kanevsky who is featured in the latest issue ...

We Asked, You Answered: How To Deal With A Nagging Spouse

Posted 01.27.2012 | Weddings

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal reports that nagging can be just as damaging to a marriage as adultery. It's also one of the most common i...

What Post 50 Americans Fear Most

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 05.17.2012 | Fifty
Barbara Hannah Grufferman

Always digging deeper into what women over 50 are really thinking (and not just depending on the academic reports and studies, many of which are frightfully discouraging), I asked friends on Facebook to reveal the one thing that keeps them awake at night, that single nagging worry that haunts their sleep and has the potential to overshadow their generally positive outlook on life.

Warren Buffett Issues Big Challenge To Murdoch

Posted 12.05.2011 | Media

Warren Buffett issued a big challenge to Rupert Murdoch during a Tuesday interview. Buffett has become an enemy of some on the right for his call t...

Who Invented Immigration 'Amnesty'? (Hint: His Initials Are RR)

Martin Nolan | Posted 11.28.2011 | Politics
Martin Nolan

His idea of America was dramatically different from that of today's Republican presidential candidates. Ronald Reagan was an optimist whose vision was based on confidence, not fear.

How The Tax System Became 'Complex' And 'Often Arbitrary'

The Wall Street Journal | JOHN STEELE GORDON | Posted 11.27.2011 | Business

Whether the "millionaires and billionaires" are actually paying their fair share of taxes is a matter for the electorate to decide. After all, fairnes...

New York Ordered to Release Student Test Data With Teachers' Names Attached

The Wall Street Journal | Lisa Fleisher | Posted 10.25.2011 | Home

By Lisa Fleisher, The Wall Street Journal A New York state appellate court has ruled New York City must release reports that measure public school ...

Glenn Beck and Danny Danon: An Unholy Alliance?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.12.2011 | Politics
Marcia G. Yerman

While other nations witness how divisive American politics currently is -- with Glenn Beck at the forefront of the over-the-top rhetoric -- it remains to be seen why Israel would allow itself to be a staging ground for his extreme brand of political theater.

Memo to Murdoch -- WSJ: Flatlands Is in Brooklyn, Not the Bronx

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.30.2011 | New York
Blake Fleetwood

2011-06-30-pullquote.jpgToday's front page of the WSJ's Metro section had a center picture with a headline reading: "Standoff in the Bronx." The problem is that the Flatlands is in Brooklyn, not the Bronx.

Has America Lost That Loving Feeling?

Bruce Kluger | Posted 08.14.2011 | Style
Bruce Kluger

Love isn't on the internet's roughly 1500 online dating sites, which despite annual revenues now in the billions, have reduced the mate-selection process to something akin to ordering off a Chinese take-out menu.

Teen Reads?

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 08.06.2011 | Books
Charlotte Safavi

Today, kids are different. No, I don't expect my son to read what I did or even to be an avid reader, but I won't push material at him that I deem inappropriate for his age and/or sensibility.

NY AG Wants Mortgage Records From 3 Major Banks

AP | By MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 07.18.2011 | Business

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is seeking records from three major Wall Street banks as part of a broad investigation int...

Warren Beatty's Birthday Gift: Dick Tracy is Yours

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.30.2011 | Chicago
Lonna Saunders

Happy Birthday, Warren Beatty! You get to keep the rights to Dick Tracy. The Tribune Company lost a few days ago, so it was an early birthday gift.

Literally Figurative

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Yvette Kantrow

By concocting a whisper-thin M&A story about Twitter, the WSJ was able to get the ever-popular B-word on its front page. The particulars of the piece don't really seem to matter here.