Новости за 12.02.2011

The planned closing of Echo Park for a $65 million restoration is threatening to break up a most unusual couple: retiree Dominic Ehrler and a goose named Maria. WSJ's Vanessa Kaneshiro reports from Los Angeles.

In a candid conversation with WSJ's Elva Ramirez, fashion designer Christian Siriano discusses the themes behind his new Fall 2011 collection as well as what it takes to survive in the industry.

Smug Hipster puppies, auto-corrected texts of Dads who say "divorce" when they mean "Disney" (oops) , and Asian moms who steal napkins from Chipotle. The world of user-generated blogs is full of random time-wasters, but also lucrative book deals. In his latest Tech Diary, WSJ's Andy Jordan examines the current market for blog-to-book deals and looks at the pesky question of profiting from user-generated content.

Adele, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter performed 'Someone Like You' from her latest album '21' at WSJ Cafe

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter talked about her latest album '21' with Christopher John Farley at the Wall Street Journal.

Adele, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter performed 'Rolling In The Deep' from her latest album '21' at WSJ Cafe

On this day, the saddest Game Battle day in the history of Game Battles, let's put our troubles aside for a moment and save the motherfucking galaxy. Puzzles! Robots! You know what to do! Use your skillz to save the day!