July 30, 2008

Oil has dropped more than $23 a barrel, or 16 percent, and gasoline prices have fallen as Americans drive less.

Among the hundreds of commercial galleries in China’s cities, art by women is hard to find. Yet the art is there, and it is some of the most innovative work around.

“Z Rock,” a 10-part comedy series on IFC, follows a rock band as it tastes triumph in the cutthroat world of children’s parties.

A trans-Atlantic culture clash at Alcatel-Lucent, the French-American telecommunications equipment maker, hit home Tuesday when the company’s top two executives said they would step down.

Despite pressure, the Department of Agriculture said it would not waive penalties for farmers who decide to plant crops on land set aside for conservation.