An independent journalist discusses his arrest in Beijing.

Bigfoot hunters are still reeling from the latest hoax, but some scientists keep the faith.

An independent journalist discusses his arrest in Beijing.

Don Cheadle dishes on Brad, George and 'Traitor'

Bigfoot hunters are still reeling from the latest hoax, but some scientists keep the faith.

Author and music journalist, Stanley Booth remembers producer Jerry Wexler, who died earlier this month

Author and music journalist, Stanley Booth remembers producer Jerry Wexler, who died earlier this month

Autumn is dependable for big books, small movies and an unpredictable slate of new TV shows—including, this year, a series on victimized vampires.

A new online software service allows you to build three-dimensional scenes out of dozens of photographs.

Autumn is dependable for big books, small movies and an unpredictable slate of new TV shows—including, this year, a series on victimized vampires.

A new online software service allows you to build three-dimensional scenes out of dozens of photographs.

Officials worry about impact of 'fracking' of oil and gas.

Officials worry about impact of 'fracking' of oil and gas.

A new service lets other motorists notify parents how their teens are driving.

A new service lets other motorists notify parents how their teens are driving.

Helen Thomas, who has covered every sitting president since JFK, on the present—and future—direction of journalism

Three years ago, Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with leukemia. On 'The Glass Passenger,' he sings about his experience.

Helen Thomas, who has covered every sitting president since JFK, on the present—and future—direction of journalism

Three years ago, Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with leukemia. On 'The Glass Passenger,' he sings about his experience.

Are you ready for social mapping?

On his first studio album in nine years, Randy Newman is curmudgeonly, cranky and at his best.

On his first studio album in nine years, Randy Newman is curmudgeonly, cranky and at his best.

Are you ready for social mapping?

Remembering comedian Bernie Mac, who died Saturday from complications of sarcoidosis.

Is 'gene doping' the next Olympic threat?

Using videogames to train younger workers.

Remembering comedian Bernie Mac, who died Saturday from complications of sarcoidosis.

It makes city governments cringe. But graffiti can be provocative, inspiring and poetic—sometimes even a tool for public discourse. That's what San Francisco designers Axel Albin and Josh Kamler say in their new book, "Written on the City." They've compiled their favorite "message graffiti" from cities around the globe—the musings, rants, political statements and cultural observations of artists who risk jail to have their voices heard. The best examples are poignant ("One week that we've been separated," reads an image of two lovers), funny ("You looked better on MySpace," jokes another) and thought-provoking ("Create beautiful children. Marry an Arab," says a wall in Tel Aviv). The original spray paintings are likely covered up by now: cities spend millions each year to do so. But the authors believe their photographs can tell us something about the dialogue happening around us. "People want to talk about graffiti as this kind of raw, urban, danger-of-the-city kind of thing," says Albin. "But this project is really more human than anything else."

For Morgan Freeman, the drama was all off screen. First the costar of "The Dark Knight" was in a frightening accident, when his car flipped over while he was driving on a Mississippi highway. Both he and a female passenger were badly injured, though Freeman was later released from the hospital with a neck brace he'll have to wear for six months. Then came word from his lawyer that the 71-year-old actor was getting a divorce from his wife of 24 years, Myrna Colley-Lee. Ouch! A pain in the neck and the heart.