Oscar nominee Melissa Leo, Brian F. O'Byrne and James LeGros have also signed on to the miniseres.

James Hunt reviews "DEMO" #2 and gives it a rare 5-star review, saying of Brian Wood and Becky Cloonan's collaboration, "The results are far better, and more re-readable than virtually anything else on the shelves."

James Wilson: Fine, upstanding oncologist or low-rent porn star? You be the judge. "House" is topsy-turvy this week, with our little Wilson is learning the secrets of love from wood nymphs, while House cracks open a book of sermons ...

by Graeme Wood An LRB essay on Clive James twice mentions the great man's long interest in the culture that is Japan. For his television show, James recognized early that Japanese game shows are one long string of high-quality Menta...

James F. Wood submits:Most people will enjoy reading this article, Wall Street's Bailout Hustle. The article shows, in quite strong language, seven ways in which Wall Street financial firms have taken advantage of the large amount o...

New Yorker book critic James Wood dropped in on our “Best of the Millennium” piece on Norman Rush’s Mating and offered this tidbit, “I think [Rush's] next book — his first to be set in America — will be unlike anything he has writte...

James F. Wood submits:The majority opinion is that the world economy is on the mend. This author is in a small minority that thinks fixing the problem and avoiding depression is unavoidable. This article provides the logic for my po...

In an interview with Lee Rosenbaum of the art blog CultureGrrl, the former director of the Getty Museum opens up a bit about his problems with Getty Trust president James Wood.

Explaining his love for one story, James Wood wrote that it's the kind you want to read aloud to someone. If I had to pick a few stories that meet Wood's assessment, one of them would have to be Salinger's tender For Esme With Love...

The fantastic performance by Elijah Wood in Peter Jackson's adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy has set the bar for hobbit roles everywhere. Well before Frodo there was Bilbo, star of Guillermo del Toro's upcoming adaptati...

Photo via Dr. James Carter, credit: Rick Eppler How cool is this?! Called "hair ice," "haareis," or "silk frost" this is an unusual ice formation that occurs on wood that has had the bark removed. Dr. James R. Carter of Illinois S...

John Matthew Fox, discussing the diminishing clout of the standard-issue newspaper and magazine book review, writes: [W]hen James Wood reviewed “Atmospheric Disturbances” in the New Yorker, I listened to his complaints about the boo...

Michael Brand's resignation as director of the Getty Museum was requested by Getty Trust president James Wood, according to L.A. Times reporter Jason Felch, citing unnamed sources.

LOS ANGELES, CA.- James N. Wood, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, announced today that Dr. Michael Brand has elected to step down as director of the J. Paul Getty Museum at the end of January. He will be available to s...

Getty Museum director Michael Brand has resigned effective at the end of this month. From the Getty Trust's press release:James N. Wood, president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust, announced today that Dr. Michael Brand has electe...

At a recent n+1 panel discussion, Malcolm Gladwell, James Wood, and Christine Smallwood discussed God as trade, unmetaphysical writers, and intellectualism versus how religion makes you feel. Malcolm Gladwell’s hair is not nearly a...

Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women age 35-44. The people who are anguished over the suffering of those they love and want to help in some meaningful way are attracted to Komen by celebrity names like James Wood...

This week in New York Malcolm Gladwell and James Wood talk about Evangelicalism and the Contemporary Intellectual, members of the Velvet Underground reunite at the New York Public Library, 60 Writers/60 Places screens, Anne Carson p...

       In the Financial Times Anna Metcalfe has a Q & A with José Saramago.        Among the responses of interest: What books are currently on your bedside table? I'm reading How Fiction Works by James Wood, and I'm rereadin...

The film version of Cormac McCarthy's The Road will hit theaters this weekend, taking the nightmarish story from the bookstore to the big screen. A few years ago, James Wood reviewed the post-apocalyptic novel for TNR, writing, "Th...