In recent months, news sites have been featuring what seems to be a growing number of stories about couples complaining of problems with photographers who don't show up for weddings or don't deliver promised wedding packages. Then there are the stories about brides who are unhappy with the quality of the images and video they receive. Now the Better Business Bureau has warned about a rise in wedding photography scams. "Some scammers take couples' money and disappear before the big day, leaving couples scrambling, while others never receive the treasured photos they paid for in advance," notes the BBB. In one instance, a photographer was arrested after police received more than 100 complaints from couples about her.

  “The Soul of Nature,” the Met’s retrospective of nearly 40 of Friedrich’s paintings and more than 30 of his drawings and watercolors, marks the 250th year since the artist’s birth in 1774. While only five paintings among Friedrich’s enormous output has made their way into US museums, his influence has been huge—in fact, his work was the inspiration for Disney’s Fantasia, as well as countless posters, book covers, and other dorm-room ep...