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The World and I
World and I is an encyclopedic journal that includes world news; developments in science, the arts and philosophy; book reviews; and photo essays. Since it was founded in 1986, it is printed monthly. The journal is published by Washington Times Corp.Subjects for World and I include science; literature and literary reviews; food and cooking; art; travel and tourism; politics; philosophy; music and musical instruments; drama and theatre. The editor is Steve Osmond.
Articles from Vol. 24, No. 11, November
A Responsible Great Power
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The Managing Global Insecurity (MGI) project visited Beijing, China March 19-21, 2008 to elicit Chinese priorities and perspectives on international cooperation and revitalization of the multilateral security system. During the visit, MGI highlighted...
Carving a Life
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As a young boy growing up in the remote jungles of Suriname, the former colony of the Netherlands on the north coast of South America, Adiante Franszoon enjoyed his freedom and liberty of fishing and hunting whenever he wanted. Life was sweet in his...
Chorale Celebrates Haydn & Mendelssohn
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In celebration of Franz Joseph Haydn and Felix Mendelssohn's musical contributions during their lifetimes, guest conductor Predrag Gosta will lead the National Philharmonic Chorale in a performance of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass and Mendelssohn's grand...
Diet of the Great White Shark
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Today we have solid evidence that great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) attain 6.6 meters, and probably even over 8 meters. Great white sharks are apex predators, and play an important ecological role in marine communities. As predators, they...
Dutch Adventures in the New World
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I have never seen so many people crowd around a single painting. The attraction? "The Milkmaid," a 17th century depiction of a servant. Museum-goers are riveted by this small but signature work by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675). We are...
Igniting a Chain Reaction of Learning
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The information deluge is here. It surrounds us. Depending on your level of technology immersion, each day brings a new rush of e-mail, voice mail, video clips, podcasts, tweets and twitters and bits and bytes of every flavor. But only a fraction of...
Melodrama: Low Comedy or High Art? Part Two
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The main stock characters in any true melodrama are the hero, heroine, villain, old man, old woman, comic man, comic woman. The hero is always a handsome young man of action; he has a great deal of courage, and is completely devoted to his wife or...
Porvoo, a Finnish Experience
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In September, Finns say, the weather is driven by nine horses: One minute the sun is shining, the next threatens rain. But in southern Finland that changeability offers the best of both worlds. Summer still lingers in forests carpeted with fruit-laden...
The Effect of Social Contagion on Public Opinion
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From the Tyranny of the Majority to the Wisdom of the Nobody The sales success of Malcolm Gladwell's 'The Tipping Point,' which has sold 1.7 million of copies since its publication in 2000, has revitalized the use of the expression "social contagion"...
Tide of Decadence: French Art from 1500-1800
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A new exhibition in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC chronicles the development of French artistry from the French Renaissance to the Revolution, fostered by the School of Fontainebleau to the lavish indulgences of the Rococo to the intensely...
