Susan Boyle made a triumphant return to the stage after missing four concerts this week on the Britain’s Got Talent show’s live tour. The singer had taken a hiatus after stellar performances in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland, and returned to the tour at Wembley Arena where she delivered yet another remarkable performance. She received a standing ovation when she appeared at Wembley, in London. Susan gave a standout performance of "I Dreamed A Dream" from the musical "Les Miserables," which brought her international fame when she first performed it on the ITV1 show.

Susan Boyle defies categorization and expectation, and prevails despite sometimes negative media coverage and rampant speculation. She demonstrates that whether or not she is able to appear at all of the BGT tour dates, she is resilient in pursuing her music career.

Includes colorful photographs and the HD music video of her performance.

It’s been a few months of exhausting worldwide fame and rehab, but finally last night Susan Boyle came back to Glasgow, where it all began. This time she wasn't auditioning, but returning as the undisputed star of the live tour of Britain’s Got Talent. The of crowd 9,000 rose to their feet and roared with joy as Susan walked onto the stage.

On television, her performances of “Memory” had sometimes been a bit shaky, but last night she belted out the song in a clear, powerful voice. The end of the song saw her second ovation as she took in the screams of fans of all ages. As the crowd roared on, Susan went straight into her signature tune, “I Dreamed A Dream,” and with more ovations and cries of “Susan, Susan” and “Subo Goan Yersel!” she waved happily to the crowd of enthralled admirers.

Includes photographs and the music video of her performance

Political dissent in Iran after last week’s national election has spread not only to the streets of Tehran, but also online, where protesters of the election have battled to get news out of the country for three days. Iran’s youthful, Web-savvy population has proven adept at using internet technology to spread news about the post-election discord.

Millions of young bloggers are challenging the conservative government of Iran, at great personal risk. “Iran: A Nation of Bloggers” is a video that powerfully tells this story in just 2 minutes. It shows how the digital world allows many Iranians access to ideas and freedom of expression they haven’t had for close to thirty years. It's is a visual essay that shows how blogging is a major cultural outlet for young Iranians, despite it being a sometimes dangerous practice. Blogging is, in essence, a means of revolution.

Includes a number of photographs and the short film.

Wow! I sure didn't expect to see this at all! It looks like this guy's really, really hungry. Maybe it's going to be Swine Tartare...and lots of it too. Didn't know you could do this 'cause of all the Swine Floozey stuff. Well, very good lucks to him. Amen.

“Younger Than Jesus” is a big multimedia art show presented at New York City’s New Museum. In the final years of the last art boom, numerous artists came to the fore who made punkish black-and-white art and ad hoc arrangements of disheveled stuff, architectural fragments, and Xeroxed photos. Many sold a lot of work, but most will be part of a lost generation. They thought they were playing the system, but it turned out they were themselves being played.

“Younger Than Jesus” puts that kind of art behind us, pointing to what might lie beyond that recycling machine. The show presents the work of 50 artists from 25 countries; all were born after 1976 and are therefore under 33, Christ’s age at his death. Their art includes slacker themes, lots of blipping and bleeping and video-game references, but also a chunk of somber, enlightening meditations on our economic and environmental future.

Includes photographs and a video about the show.

When Kirsten Major and her friends decided to make a short film she had written, she asked if they could find time to shoot in the next few days, even though that would mean taking time off from work. The four of them just looked at each other in the coffee shop and realized that, as a matter of fact, they were all unemployed and free every day for the foreseeable future. Ms. Major described the plot for “Jonathan, Just Because” as a simple romantic film: two men take a chance on each other. “Both characters are heartbroken,” she said. “They have no money, they don’t have a lot to give. Everyone’s a little desperate.”

They named themselves the W.P.A. Players and worked with a budget of exactly nothing, but from that nothing came something. Artwork fueled by unemployment may be very good or painfully bad, but it will do something for all the people who make it.

Includes photographs and the short film, “Jonathan, Just Because.”

President and First Lady Obama arrived at Buckingham Palace Wednesday evening for a private meeting with Queen Elizabeth II. Thousands of well-wishers crowded the traffic circle in front of the Buckingham Palace gates on Wednesday, cheering and waving as the limousine carrying Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama drove past. The Obamas arrived at Buckingham Palace at around 5:30 p.m. (London time). President Obama is scheduled to attend a dinner with G-20 leaders later tonight.

This article includes a number of photographs and three videos.

The final feathers have fallen on the Tropicana Hotel and Casino’s “Folies Bergere” in Las Vegas. At the final performance of the “Folies Bergere” on Saturday night, the Parisian topless revue dancers gave their last high-kicking can-cans. The large audience came to say its goodbye in style, with original cast members of the show and recent hires cheering wildly from the audience for each little bit of choreography by their younger counterparts.

The curtain came down lavishly on the Tropicana showgirl revue, which is said to be the longest-running showgirl review in America. The Tropicana “Folies Bergere” show was coming close to its 50th Anniversary on Christmas Day when it suddenly got its pink slip two months ago. Tropicana executives had decided not to reinvest in a new edition of the casino-owned revue, but they did not let their jewel go without one last chance to sparkle. The “Folies” died of slow starvation over the years, as management and ownership changes stalled major reinvestment in the production that in time had become more and more dated in the Cirque du Soleil era of Las Vegas.

This piece presents great photographs of the sexy showgirls, video and a wonderful Slide Show.

Whenever a late-night television show features a sitting president, it usually comes in the form of material for a stand-up comedy routine. But on Thursday night, President Obama overturned another tradition when he appeared on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show to promote his economic recovery plan. President Obama held his own with the comedian, countering Mr. Leno’s jabs about the executive bonuses given out by the American International Group, saying, “The only place where I think this might work is Hollywood.” Obama did not explicitly endorse the House bill passed on Thursday, which would tax bonuses paid to those whose companies have gotten large amounts of federal bailout money, saying “The money’s already gone out.” “I think the best way to handle this is to make sure you’ve closed the door before the horse gets out of the barn,” he said.

When Mr. Leno asked whether someone should go to jail for the AIG debacle, President Obama replied, “Most of what got us into trouble was perfectly legal.” In his appearance with Mr. Leno, Obama carefully balanced his comments between projecting a sense of good humor and projecting a presidential bearing. For example, he momentarily appeared to look startled when Mr. Leno joked that the president had laid the problems of the banking sector at the doorstep of the Treasury Secretary, Timothy F. Geithner. “I love how you say it’s his problem,” Mr. Leno said. For a moment, President Obama gave a stone-faced look to Leno. Then he broke into a laugh, as if he suddenly realized that Leno’s put-down was meant as a joke. “All of this is my responsibility,” Obama said. “I’m trying to break a pattern in Washington where everybody’s always looking for someone to blame.”

This article includes a video of the full interview with President Obama on Jay Leno's show.