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...flattened and frayed looking, add textures of weight and depth. "I use it for the grass on a hill, for example, or the bark of a tree," says Wyeth. * The National Gallery of Norway in Oslo has the 1959 tempera, Albert's Son, by donation from former U.S. Ambassador to Norway L. Corrin Strong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME Cover: Andrew Wyeth's World | 1/16/2009 | See Source »

There is no clear evidence pointing to whoever is responsible for his murder, and many observers in Sri Lanka fear that there never will be. "One of the problems for many years has been the problem of impunity," says Robert Blake, the U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka. "They always say that they're going to investigate these things, but nothing ever happens." The U.S. State Department has condemned the murder and called for a Sri Lankan government probe, adding to a chorus of similar requests from human-rights groups and other nations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Personal Loss | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Joseph S. Nye was appointed ambassador to Japan. Nye, who earned his Ph.D, at Harvard, is the author of the noted “Soft Power” theory of foreign relations and a former dean of the Kennedy School...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Three More Harvard Grads Will Join Obama Ranks If Selected for Defense and Justice Department Positions | 1/13/2009 | See Source »

...person," says Costa. [Federer] is more adult, [Nadal] seems more like a kid." If Nadal's earnings are to grow, that will have to change. Nadal's sponsors target "young people," says Costa. "But he needs to be the kind of guy that brands can think of as an ambassador. Someday he's going to be a man, more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tennis: Nadal's New Spin | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

Indyk, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, is the author of Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of American Peace Diplomacy in the Middle East (Simon & Schuster...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The President's Peacemaking Quest | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

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