Well: Serving Up That Old Chestnut

Few foods have a stronger holiday theme than chestnuts, but most of us don't cook with them.

City Room: ‘Beedle the Bard,’ Now on View

A handmade copy of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," J. K. Rowling's latest book and a kind of appendix to her "Harry Potter" series, is on view at the New York Public Library.

Harvard Endowment Loses 22%

University officials have been told to expect a 30 percent drop in the endowment’s value because of the financial turmoil.

Autoworkers’ Union Pledges to Make Concessions

The U.A.W. president said it would suspend its jobs bank and let carmakers delay a health-care fund payment.

Sundance Tilts to Heart-Tuggers

If things turn out as expected, festivalgoers will have more to cry about than the room prices at Sundance next year.

Ex-U.S. Official Cites Pakistani Training for India Attackers

American intelligence has concluded that former Pakistani military and intelligence officers helped train the gunmen, an ex-Pentagon official said.

Paterson Voices Support for M.T.A. Rescue Plan

New York’s governor expressed support for a plan that includes charging tolls on the East River bridges.

Conservatives Expected to Split Episcopal Church

Conservatives disaffected over the ordination of an openly gay bishop are prepared to create a competing province.

Zimbabwe Police Break Up Protest

Demonstrators were calling for better pay and working conditions in a nation suffering from a cholera epidemic.

Obama Names Richardson as Commerce Secretary

Barack Obama denied that the job was a “consolation” prize for Bill Richardson, considered a candidate to be secretary of state.

Executive Suite: Lonely Prophets of a Bust

Have you seen this video? Entitled Peter Schiff Was Right, 2006-2007, it is an amazing, nine-minute compilation that features Mr. Schiff, the president of Euro-Pacific Capital, suffering the slings and arrows of various market gurus like Arthur Laffer, as he bravely predicts - again and again and again - in various television appearances that [...].

On the Runway: Cathy Horyn in Austin

Shortly before Thanksgiving, I boarded Jet Blue ($440) for Austin to spend some time with Katy and Matt Culmo, who own a store called By George. I wanted to see how an independent retailer was coping with the recession, and I thought I'd get a more honest view outside of hyper, impress-me-silly New York. At [...].

ArtsBeat: Major Reorganization at Random House

The shake-up at the world’s largest publisher of consumer books includes the resignations of two top executives.

Odetta, Voice of Civil Rights Movement, Dies at 77

The singer, whose voice wove together American folk music and the civil rights movement, died Tuesday.