The Future of Health Care Is Local
At a Zócalo/Arizona State University event at Phoenix’s Desert Botanical Garden, Sir Malcolm Grant, the chairman of NHS England, explains how his system is experimenting with pushing funding to regions.
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Bedrooms Are No Place for Computers and Bright TVs
UCLA Chancellor and biobehavioral scientist Gene Block explains what we can do to save ourselves from the damaging effects of digital technology at the Zócalo/UCLA event,”Is Digital Technology Destroying Our …
Life in Iran Is a Wistful Elegy for the Past
On a Trip Back to My Father’s Homeland, I Found a Country Made Generous by Its Sorrow
It was late April, and the snow had only just melted in Meygoon, a mountain town north of Tehran.
I had arrived in Iran the night before and was staying …
Elizabeth Taylor Never Appeared in Her Final, Most Intimate Portrait
To Capture the Heart of a Hollywood Legend, Catherine Opie Turned Her Camera Toward the Actress’ Home, Chanel Shoes, and Kitchen Table
When they hear the word “portrait,” most people assume they’ll see an image of a human figure. Catherine Opie’s new collection of photographs, 700 Nimes Road, doesn’t quite answer that …
America Is Still Fundamentally a British Colony
Adrian Wooldridge, an editor and columnist at The Economist, says that America has defined itself by accepting or rejecting elements of British culture. He spoke at a Smithsonian/Zócalo “What It …
Is Photography a Method of Social Control?
From Mug Shots to Crime Scene Photos, a New Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Explores How the Camera Casts Suspicion
Paris, 1888: An eccentric police officer named Alphonse Bertillon creates a new way of looking at criminals or suspected criminals. Law enforcement has already been dabbling with the relatively new …
