Long Island Congressman Peter King appeared in the friendly confines of Fox News this afternoon to defend his plan to hold hearings on the radicalization of American Muslims under his new role as chairman of the Homeland Security Committee.

“We have to break through this politically-correct nonsense which keeps us from debating and discussing Read More

Head over to The New York Times and check out their new collection of vignettes featuring actors like Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Eisenberg, Vincent Cassel, Michael Douglas and Tilda Swinton. It’s a bit like that Vanity Fair feature where they pose a scenario to an actor and have him express it in his Read More

We knew the Cosmopolitan Mongolia edition story would get a lot of late night TV joke mileage, but Colbert actually sank his teeth in last night.  In the clip below, he suggests that magazines target developing countries to find readers who don’t know how obsolete magazines are. [Via Mediaite]

Charles Barron is keeping the heat on Cathie Black.

The councilman–a longtime opponent of mayoral control–is planning daily protests outside the Board of Education this week, despite the fact Black has already received the requisite waiver from the state’s education commissioner, David Steiner.

“They think we’re going to have a one-day demonstration, that we’re going Read More

Cathie Black sat for her first interview on Sunday since being named chancellor of New York City’s schools.

She said that her critics should get to know her before protesting her selection.

“Don’t judge someone that you haven’t even met yet,” she said.

Take a look:

The Observer’s crack video team brings you inside the galleries and studios for an up-close look at the city’s art scene.

Paddy Johnson’s “The Sound of Art” launch party at Santos Party House >>

Christopher K. Ho’s “Regional Painting” opens at Winkleman Gallery >>

Lori Nix’s “The Read More