
Travel
Female Foreign Correspondents' Code of Silence, Finally Broken
Women reporters do a pretty good job of covering what it’s like to live in a war, not just die in one. Without female correspondents in war zones, the experiences of women there may be only a rumor. Women can cover the fighting just as well as men, depending on their courage more »
A Close Look at Art in All the Right Places
Works of art included in the project range from Botticelli’s 'Birth of Venus' to Chris Ofili’s 'No Woman, No Cry', Cezanne’s post impressionist works to Byzantine iconography. From the ceilings of Versailles to ancient Egyptian temples, a collection of Whistlers to Rembrandts all over the globe. In total, 486 artists from around the world have been included more »
HBS's Working Knowledge, Terror at the Taj
"Not even the senior managers could explain the behavior of these employees," says Deshpandé. "In the interview, the vice chairman of the company says that they knew all the back exits — the natural human instinct would be to flee. These are people who instinctively did the right thing. And in the process, some of them, unfortunately, gave their lives to save guests." A dozen employees died more »
Travel: Vietnam Today
Half a century later, my husband and I decided to visit the country we had so long ago feared. When I told our friends that we were going to Vietnam I could see the question in their eyes. Why, of all places, did we want to go there? They had painful memories, too. And to be honest, I was concerned about how Americans would be viewed all these years later. more »