Primary Loss and Furor Over Ex-Pastor Hurt Obama in Poll

Barack Obama’s aura of inevitability has faded after the Pennsylvania primary and amid the uproar over his former pastor, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.

Architecture: Whitney’s Downtown Sanctuary

Optimism is in the air again at the Whitney Museum of American Art, which has just released a preliminary design by the Italian architect Renzo Piano for its proposed satellite museum downtown.

Design Notebook: In Inner Mongolia, Pushing Architecture’s Outer Limits

Cai Jiang, a Mongolian tycoon, recently commissioned 100 international architecture firms to design individual houses in the resource-rich desert region of Inner Mongolia.

Primary Loss and Furor Over Ex-Pastor Hurt Obama in Poll

The furor over the senator’s former pastor has made the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination a much tighter race, according to a New York Times/CBS News Poll.

The Lede: A Rock Star’s Pig Is Found in Tatters

The massive stage prop that escaped Coachella has been located.

TierneyLab: David Blaine Holds Breath for Record

David Blaine broke the Guinness world record for breath-holding today by staying underwater for 17 minutes and 4 seconds on "The Oprah Winfrey Program." It was quite a feat, particularly considering what "Oprah" did to his heart. When I watched him train in a swimming pool on Grand Cayman Island by doing a 16:09 breath hold, [...].

Kentucky Derby: Unbeaten Big Brown Is the Derby Favorite

Undefeated Big Brown has been stamped the favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with the filly Eight Belles among the top choices in a full 20-horse field.