What is the point of a biennial art show, other than giving people the chance to use the word "biennial," which makes them sound vaguely sophisticated? For curators, it is a practical way to expose the public to new talent. For visitors, it is an opportunity to survey the contemporary artistic landscape--a veritable visual litmus test of the art scene at that specific moment.

On the Internet everyone gets 15 minutes of fame, but some people get a whole lot more. A kid with a webcam can become a movie star; an entrepreneur with a smart idea can get on Oprah; a tech blogger can reach a bigger audience than a bestselling novelist.

Early last week the administration unveiled its new $3.8 trillion budget. This budget, and the spending it assumes, is so reckless it is difficult to fathom. It projects a deficit of $1.6 trillion for fiscal 2010, with an explosion of publicly traded government debt to $18.5 trillion by 2020. Debt service is projected to reach $912 billion a year by 2020, or over $5,000 for every working person in America.

Daniel Gross reviews the former treasury secretary's new memoir of the near global financial collapse.

Our weekly look at employment openings with salaries of $100,000 or more.

Our overreliance on downsizing is killing workers, the economy—and even the bottom line.

Interview With World Bank Head Robert Zoellick

Big government's big shortfall.

Why people who make $250,000 or more a year can afford a tax hike.

In the Google era, how do you manage a product recall and a public-relations fiasco? Don't do what Toyota's done.

Looking after your nest egg isn't what it used to be. Jane Bryant Quinn on Making the Most of Your Money Now.

How inept boards of directors are ruining once great American companies.

Companies are starting to match employee contributions again. But will they be as generous as they were before the recession?