William Steig The cartoonist and illustrator confesses that his ambition once was to be a beachcomber. But things didn't quite work out. - By John Koch
	The room at the top The Oval Office is more than a symbol of executive power. How it is managed can determine a president's place in history. - By Brian McGrory
	The great divide William Julius Wilson, who began teaching at Harvard this academic year, has been studying race and joblessness in Chicago for 25 years. Now his laboratory will include some of Boston's most troubled neighborhoods. - By Diane Lewis

At Home: One wedding and a funeral

Mind and Body: Getting under the skin