The Making of P. J. Harvey’s ‘Let England Shake’ Videos

The third of the 12 films I made to accompany P. J. Harvey’s album "Let England Shake" is probably the one I had most sketched out in my head before shooting. The dark, slightly hysterical lilt of the melody made me think of a fairground run by Alfred Hitchcock on a bender. More ›

There was a time when employers provided everything: houses, hospitals, bars. Such a place still exists—but not for long. Welcome to Scotia, Calif. More ›

Brainy, beautiful economist Dambisa Moyo castigates the West for its economic profligacy in a provocative new book. She talks with NEWSWEEK about rising from Zambian roots to the heights of Davos. More ›

Content is supposed to be king. But in the world of electronic devices, Apple seems to be placing the crown on its own head, apparently believing that its iPad and iPhone are more important to customers than the books, movies, and music they store on them. More ›

Getting a good night’s sleep has long been known to cement the day’s memories, moving them from short-term storage into long-term holding, but new research shows that it’s not automatic. More ›

Bonnie Morrison: Fashion's Surprising New Face

Michelle Obama’s glamour has democratized fashion and given rise to an unlikely star. More ›

NEWSWEEK’s new columnist on Obama’s Egypt debacle and the vacuum it exposes. More ›

The telephone call from Cairo came late on Thursday, Jan. 27. “I think they’re following me,” the caller told the friend on the other end. “I’m going to destroy this phone.”And then the line went dead. More ›