Obama: No Tax Cuts Without Jobless Aid

In the wake of the WikiLeaks disaster, Team Obama plans to reassign key U.S. embassy personnel—pulling those who were compromised and could be in danger. By Philip Shenon.

The former VP is fingered in a massive cash-for-contract scandal in the African country’s oil-rich Niger Delta. Pratap Chatterjee on how much the then-CEO of Halliburton knew.

Books brought together the former first lady and the pop star. William Kuhn on how Jackie, a Doubleday editor, got Jackson to write Moonwalk—and how he almost killed the deal.

The military’s outlawing of gayness has made it one of the last bunkers of safe male-bonding. Brendan Tapley on what motivates Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’s supporters.

It’s the most awkward time of the year. Watch and cringe as Bridget Jones fails at romance, Mad Men’s bash gets bloody, and Elaine achieves dance floor infamy on Seinfeld.

The Supreme Court's granting Bush the victory looks even worse today than it did 10 years ago, says Eric Alterman—even if historians weren't debating whether George W. Bush was the worst president ever or just since Grant.

HBO's Atlantic City gangster drama ends its first season tonight. Allen Barra argues that its excellence is unrivaled in TV history, and has only seldom been achieved in film.

Nothing makes a better gift than a lushly illustrated and deliciously written new cookbook. From a famous baker to the best restaurant in the world, The Daily Beast picks the best.

From Jennifer Rubell’s food installation breakfast to a fete for Julian Schnabel, Isabel Wilkinson on the best art and parties at Art Basel in Miami. Plus, see pictures.