"Nowhere has the political power of coal been more obvious than in presidential campaigns."

"Bloomberg's $50 million is not going to revolutionize the electric power industry. But his willingness to fight is already inspiring others to see Big Coal differently."

"Bill Gates is a relative newcomer to the fight against global warming, but he's already shifting the debate over climate change."

"Drill everything, mine everything, roll back regulations, tweak the science, expedite permits. Sound familiar? The Republicans offer up more 19th-Century solutions to our 21st-Century energy problems."

"I don't think there is such a thing as being too raunchy when it comes to the art form of burlesque."

"But short films are not inferior, just different. I think the short gives a freedom to film-makers. What's appealing is that you don't have as much responsibility for storytelling and plot. They can be more like a portrait, or a poem."

"I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music."

"It is a unyielding truth that art is the soul's attempt to give enduring form to the formless — an essential principle for the reflective life."