As an academic renegade, Tim Gunn pushed Parsons the New School for Design to adopt a businesslike curriculum. Now the star of Project Runway is trying to revive Liz Claiborne as its chief creative officer. Can he "make it work" or is it "auf Wiedersehen" for a once-great American fashion house? By Danielle Sacks
In spite of its litany of failed innovations and squandered opportunities, AOL still delivers some of the Internet's best entertainment and services. Its instant messenger and finance site both lead their categories. Here are four more winners. By Kate Rockwood
With the online-ad market expected to hit $42 billion by 2011, AOL's headlong rush into advertising makes plenty of sense. Following the 2004 purchase of Advertising.com, the company has gone on an acquisition bender, snapping up specialized ad servers with the intention of building the world's largest third-party network, dubbed Platform A. Here's how it all fits together. By Kate Rockwood
Insurance giant FM Global doesn't have a single actuary, but when it comes to setting roofs on fire and blowing things up, it has plenty of experts. By Paul Hochman
What's happening this month, from the world's biggest lighting show to, inevitably, Tax Day By Alec Foege, Theunis Bates, David Lidsky, Ellen Gibson, Kate Rockwood, Jeff Chu, Scott Medintz, Tim McKeough
Infographic: Numerology: Tax Time
It’s the day Lincoln died (1865) and Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line (1947). For most of us, though, April 15 is the dreaded
tax-return deadline. A look at our moment of reckoning. By Clayton Neuman
Barcelona is the place for executives to talk shop -- from green packaging to worldwide economic worries -- April 9-11. We asked five attendees to tell us what's on their agendas, besides tapas. By Theunis Bates
From the journals, studies on why we shop online, how clicks-and-mortar stores can build trust, and how negative reviews can be overcome. By James Kuczmarski
A Google-backed startup called Meraki thinks it can succeed where others have failed, building citywide Wi-Fi networks. First up: San Francisco. By Kristin Kloberdanz
Disgraced stock analyst turned financial writer Henry Blodget talks about index funds, socially responsible investing, and his reputation. By Anya Kamenetz
The Washington Nationals' colors may be red, white, and blue, but its new LEED-certified stadium, the first in Major League Baseball, is green. A look at a park that's friendlier to both the earth and team earnings. By Jeff Chu
