The creators of The Cove, the recent Oscar winner for Best Documentary, uncovered a sushi restaurant this week in Santa Monica serving whale meat. Whaling is illegal in the U.S. and the restaurant will face a $200,000 fine for serving the endangered species.

When Dave Eggers was writing his memoir, he worked mostly at night. Now that he is a father, he said while talking to Rachel Cooke of The Observer, he now keeps “bankers hours.”

I agree with Robert Wright’s opinion piece in the NY Times that we should not lose sleep because Toyotas have been found to be unsafe. I also agree that not all people who own a Toyota car will be in an accident or experience sudden acceleration. However, just because the percentage of people actually  experiencing [...]

At a news conference on March 8, International Women’s Day, the European Union Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding called for stronger action against gender-based wage inequality. Women in the EU earn 82 percent of male rates, reported the executive European Commission.

James Cameron might have lost out on the Best Director statuette at the Sunday’s Academy Awards, but there is no denying that Avatar is having a significant impact on Hollywood filmmaking practices. In this six-minute interview with Time magazine, Cameron answers readers’ questions about the film and the future of 3D technology. He informs us that he is interested in “space exploration, deep ocean exploration and alternative energy,” three subjects which could make for a pretty snazzy 3D adventure.