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DECEMBER
December 30, 1998
Common
Sense
Phil Ponce talks with NewsHour essayist Roger Rosenblatt about the
past year.
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December 25, 1998
Icicles
Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky shares a holiday poem.
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December 24, 1998
Impeachment
NewsHour contributor and Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky considers
the impeachment of President Clinton.
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December 23, 1998
Portrait
Of The Artist
Senior producer Jeffrey Brown has the story of the two sides
of Vincent Van Gogh.
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December 22, 1998
Haunting
Presence
Some thoughts on the homeless from essayist Richard Rodriguez of
Pacific News Service.
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December 14, 1998
Being There
How one community in Boston went from one of the highest crime rates
to zero juvenile homicides offer Clarence Page hope.
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December 11, 1998
"A
Man In Full"
Elizabeth Farnsworth engages writer Tom Wolfe.
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December 8, 1998
Toy
Story
This holiday season, the hot toy flying off the shelves is an interactive
stuffed animal named Furby. Phil Ponce takes a look at toy trends and what they
mean.
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December 7, 1998
Day
Of Infamy
On the Anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, NewsHour
contributor and Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky shares a Pearl
Harbor poem.
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December 4, 1998
The Art of Justice
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt remembers Alan Pakula, a movie director concerned with justice. |
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December 3, 1998
Kronos
Elizabeth Farnsworth takes a look at an unusual string quartet called Kronos
that is celebrating 25 years of music making.
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December 2, 1998
For
My People
Robert Pinsky remembers poet and novelist Margaret Walker Alexander.
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December 2, 1998
Swingin'
Swing is back. A new generation of Americans are taking up the sounds, steps and style of the 1930's and 40's. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels looks at the revival of swing. |
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NOVEMBER
November 27, 1998
Thanksgiving
Poem
Robert Pinsky with some words of thanks on this holiday weekend.
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November 26, 1998
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving thoughts from essayist Anne Taylor Fleming. |
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November 25, 1998
Younger
Audiences
The author of the National Book Award-winning novel "Holes," discusses
his work with Elizabeth Farnsworth.
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November 25, 1998
Risky
Business
Robert Pinsky reads a poem by Goenawan Mohamad, a winner of the
International Press Freedom Award this year.
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November 23, 1998
"This
Time"
A conversation with The National Book Award for Poetry winner
Gerald Stern.
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November 20, 1998
Steady
Excellence
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers the consistently talented.
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November 20, 1998
"Charming
Billy"
Elizabeth Farnsworth speaks with award-winning writer Alice
McDermott.
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November 18, 1998
Art
Of The Story
Elizabeth Farnsworth interviews John Barth, writer of both
short stories and novels.
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November 17, 1998
Tipton
High
Jim Fisher, a columnist for the Kansas City Star, considers a small
town in Western Kansas where kids and education are important.
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November 12, 1998
Spectator
Sport
The explosion of popularity of pro-wrestling prompts Richard Rodriguez
to consider the new all-American sport.
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November 12, 1998
Artistic
Judgments
How do curators determine what pictures to display in an art exhibit?
Betty Ann Bowser offers a behind the scenes look.
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November 11, 1998
Veteran's
Day
NewsHour contributor and Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky
shares a Veteran's Day poem.
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November 9, 1998
Diva
Cecilia Bartoli
Opera star Cecilia Bartoli talks with Elizabeth Farnsworth
about her upcoming performance in "Cinderella" at New York's Metropolitan Opera.
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November 5, 1998
Ulysses
In Space
Words on John Glenn now from NewsHour contributor and Poet Laureate
of the United States, Robert Pinsky.
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OCTOBER
October 30, 1998
No
Halloween?
The self-appointed spokesman for the Bureau of Ghouls and Horrors,
Roger Rosenblatt explains why there will be no Halloween this year.
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October 30, 1998
Seeing
Ghosts
Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky shares a Halloween
poem.
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October 29, 1998
Cure
At Troy
Robert Pinsky considers the tragedy of war and the hope of peace.
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October 27, 1998
Required
Reading
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers two recent adventure books,
"Into Thin Air" and "The Perfect Storm."
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October 27, 1998
Forum: Legal TV
How are news programs focusing on legal matters affecting the public's perception of the law? Send in your questions and comments. |
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October 26, 1998
Ming
In Minneapolis
China's Ming Art is found a long way from home.
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October 29, 1998
The
Art Of War
The Vietnam War, its art and music and culture, continues to
impact Clarence Page's and my generation like an old rock and roll song, one
you haven't thought about in years
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October 19, 1998
Time
Lines
The message from the latest television ads carry a clear message for
Anne Taylor Fleming, Baby Boomers are aging and not happy about it.
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October 16, 1998
No
Access
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt focuses on the ongoing conflict in the
little-understood nation of Sudan.
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October 12, 1998
New
World
Robert Pinsky reads a Columbus Day poem on discovery.
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October 9, 1998
Nobel
Prize Winner
The Swedish Academy in Stockholm has named Portuguese writer
José Saramago the 1998 Nobel Literature laureate. Elizabeth Farnsworth finds
out more about the winning author from a professor of Portuguese literature
and friend of Saramago.
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October 7, 1998
Forum: Shaping the State
James Chace answers your questions on Dean Acheson, the former Secretary of State who many credit with forming much of America's Cold War policies. |
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October 6, 1998
Listening
To Baseball
Thoughts about the magic of baseball from NewsHour regular
and the poet laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky.
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October 2, 1998
Made In America
Despite the power and intensity of Saving Private Ryan,
essayist Roger Rosenblatt wonders what about the film left him so unsatisfied.
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SEPTEMBER
September 30, 1998
Fit
for a King
On the 25th anniversary of Billie Jean King's victory over Bobby
Riggs, Anne Taylor Fleming examines this momentous tennis match.
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September 24, 1998
American Accents
A profile of one of composer George Gershwin's most enthusiastic interpreters, San Francisco's Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. Elizabeth Farnsworth reports.
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September 15, 1998
Language
or Silence
Richard Rodriguez explores the decision to talk or not talk about
being gay.
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September 2, 1998
Provide, Provide
For those who never thought they'd hear the words "stock market" and "poem" in the same breath, Robert Pinsky reads the poem "Provide, Provide."
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September 1, 1998
Going
Long
As Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa continue to bear down on Roger Maris'
home run mark, essayist Jim Fisher of the Kansas City Star savors record-breaking
baseball.
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AUGUST
August 28, 1998
Cultural
Legacy
The death of literary critic Alfred Kazin weighs on Richard Rodriguez.
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August 19, 1998
Forum: Money and Morals
Patricia O'Toole explores the tension between personal gain and public responsibility. |
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August 14, 1998
Poolside
Dreams
Essayist Ann Taylor Fleming considers the broken hearts and broken
dreams of a Hollywood celebrity photo exhibit in California.
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August 13, 1998
Curry's
Kansas
Kansans criticized John Steuart Curry for the way he interpreted
the region's history and landscapes. Why is the Kansas painter suddenly popular
again? Elizabeth Farnsworth explores the life and work of John Steuart Curry.
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August 13, 1998
Forum: Mark Rothko
Join Joseph Solman in a discussion about Rothko and Abstract Expressionism. |
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August 11, 1998
Good
Losers
Despite America's obsession with winners, Richard Rodriguez ponders
some of the losers.
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August 11, 1998
Missing
Persons
Roger Rosenblatt makes note of that fact that in America, "We
don't always know that people are here, but we know when they are missing."
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August 11, 1998
Forum: Realities of War
How have Hollywood's war movies evolved? |
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August 10, 1998
Expressions
Of A Master
A new art exhibition at the Jewish Museum in New York examines
the works of the 20th Century French Expressionist painter Chaim Soutine. NewsHour
art correspondent Paul Solman looks at the life and legacy of Soutine.
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August 6, 1998
All
Our Children
In a forgotten corner of California, Anne Taylor Fleming considers
the sadness and import of a children's shelter.
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August 5, 1998
Rothko's
Legacy
Seeking to represent a spiritual experience, Mark Rothko invoked
the power of color in his work. The NewsHour's art correspondent Paul Solman
explores the life and work of this master abstract expressionist.
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August 3, 1998
Realities
Of War
Steven Spielberg's new movie "Saving Private Ryan" takes a realistic
view of war, clearly depicting the horrors of combat. Does this film signal
a change in the war film genre? Phil Ponce leads a panel discussion on the film.
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JULY
July 31, 1998
Camp
Memories
Essayist Jim Fisher remembers the joys of summer camp and tells
of efforts to revive the YMCA's now-defunct Camp Gravois.
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July 24, 1998
Forum: William Ivey
Ask the new head of the NEA about the agency's future. |
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July 21, 1998
Leisure
Time
In a season of leisure, Richard Rodriguez discusses American's deeply
contradicting approach to time off.
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July 21, 1998
Forum: Walking With the Wind
Civil rights leader John Lewis takes your questions. |
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July 20, 1998
Surface
Art
In a rare marriage of art and science, a new photography exhibit uses
its images to help explain scientific laws. Two of the project's collaborators
discuss some of the exhibit's images.
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July 17, 1998
Summer
in the City
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt contemplates the summery haze in New
York City.
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July 16, 1998
On
The Beach
Some poetic images of summer at the beach from NewsHour
contributor Robert Pinsky, the Poet Laureate of the United States.
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July 15, 1998
Say
Cheese
Some 110 years after George Eastman got the United States hooked
on snapshots, Richard Rodriguez takes a look at what Americans have captured
on film.
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July 14, 1998
A
Child's Garden
Essayist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune considers children's
gardens.
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July 3, 1998
Song
Of Ourselves
Some Happy Birthday America words from NewsHour contributor
Robert Pinsky, the Poet Laureate of the United States.
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July 3, 1998
Subversive Beauty
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt considers the new addition to the Natural History Museum in New York. |
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July 1, 1998
Images
Of China
Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky reads Chinese
poetry to commemorate President Clinton's visit to China.
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JUNE
June 25, 1998
Magical
High
The new Getty Museum in Los Angeles makes Anne Taylor Fleming consider
the city's art, architecture and atmosphere.
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June 25, 1998
William
Ivey
The National Endowment for the Arts has a new chairman: William Ivey.
What challenges will the former director of the Country Music Foundation face
now that he heads America's federal arts agency? After a background report,
he speaks with Phil Ponce about his new job.
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June 23, 1998
Forum: Objection, Your Honor
Edward Lazarus gives an eyewitness account of the Supreme Court. |
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June 19, 1998
Master
Builder
Renzo Piano, winner of the Pritzker Prize, architecture's must prestigious
honor, discusses life, his career and the most distinguishing characteristics
of his work.
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June 19, 1998
A
Poem For Dad
Robert Pinsky, poet laureate of the United States,
recites poems with a Father's Day theme.
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June 9, 1998
Speaking
American
In one of America's most demographically diverse states, Richard
Rodriguez considers California's vote to end bilingual education.
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June 5, 1998
Lion
King's Queen
A conversation with Julie Taymor, the woman behind Broadway's
Lion King.
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June 3, 1998
Off-Broadway
Hit
With a Tony award to show for itself, the Denver Center Theatre Company
is reaping in the praise of audiences and critics alike. NewsHour correspondent
Betty Ann Bowser reports on the theatre company's success and the rise of regional
theaters across the nation.
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June 1, 1998
Money
Ain't Funny
Roger Rosenblatt makes fun of some rich people.
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MAY
May 27, 1998
You
Talkin' To Me?
In a city known for its yellow cabs, Roger Rosenblatt says
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is waging a war against New York cab drivers.
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May 25, 1998
Life
Skills 101
Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming considers an unusual high school
course designed to help young people cope with life.
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May 25, 1998
Memorial
Day
United States Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reflects on the
Vietnam War.
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May 20, 1998
Death
Of An Idol
Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky, reads some poetry in a
farewell to Frank Sinatra.
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May 19, 1998
Useless
Places
A new book prompts Roger Rosenblatt to think about New York's other
landmarks.
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May 18, 1998
What's
Perfect?
Roger Rosenblatt discusses David Wells' perfect pitching game and
reads a poem about pitchers.
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May 8, 1998
Culture
of Celebrity
With more and more sports heroes in trouble with the law, Anne
Taylor Fleming makes some observations about the nature of fame in modern America.
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May 8, 1998
Mother's
Day
In honor of Mother's Day, Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of
the United States, reads some Mother's Day poetry.
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May 8, 1998
Forum: Strangers Among Us?
How is Latino immigration changing the U.S.? |
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May 5, 1998
Cloudsplitter
A new novel about abolitionist John Brown makes Roger Rosenblatt consider the
birth of a Byronic hero in Harpers Ferry.
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May 4, 1998
Water
Water
Drenching rain and mudslides prompt Richard Rodriguez to consider
the rough natural world of California.
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May 1, 1998
May
Day
In honor of May Day, Robert Pinsky reads some passages from a poem titled
"Corinna's Going A-Maying."
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APRIL
April 30, 1998
Fury
of Creation
Rome is celebrating the 400th birthday of sculptor Gian Lorenzo
Bernini. Paul Solman discusses Bernini's style and presence in history.
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April 29, 1998
Strangers Among Us
David Gergen, editor-at-large of U.S. News & World Report, engages Roberto Suro, author of "Strangers Among Us: How Latino Immigration is Transforming America," in a conversation about the Latino population in America. |
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April
28, 1998
Playing
Beethoven
A conversation with German violinist, Anne-Sophie Mutter, who is
spending the year performing Beethoven's 10 Sonatas for Violin and Piano around
the world.
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April 27, 1998
Stuff
In a Costco Warehouse, Richard Rodriguez contemplates the obsession with stuff,
and a lot of it.
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April 23, 1998
Unpredictable
Force
Mother Nature continues to trouble Roger Rosenblatt.
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April 22, 1998
A
Winning Composer
Composer Aaron Jay Kernis discusses his Pulitzer Prize winning
composition, "String Quartet #2."
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April 20, 1998
The
Great Debate
In our continuing series of dialogues with Pulitzer Prize-winning
authors, Edward Larson discusses his book on the Scopes Trial.
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April 17,
1998
"Guns,
Germs & Steel"
A conversation with Jared Diamond, this year's Pulitzer Prize
winner for general nonfiction.
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April 16, 1998
A
Prize-winning Play
A conversation with Paula Vogel, this year's Pulitzer
Prize winner for drama.
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April 15, 1998
Private
Lives
Essayist Ann Taylor Fleming considers the loss of privacy in our lives.
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April 15, 1998
Prize-winning Poetry
Charles Wright discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning
book, "Black Zodiac."
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April 14, 1998
A Winning Biography
A conversation with Katherine Graham, author of "Personal
History" and 1998 Pulitzer Prize winner for biography.
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April 13, 1998
Literary Paws
Rafi Zabor discusses his celebrated novel "The Bear Comes Home."
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April 10, 1998
Hollywood Presidents
A panel discusses the portrayals of presidents in films
and how they impact society's views.
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April 7, 1998
Forum: Official Negligence
Lou Cannon dissects the Rodney King case and the L.A. riots. |
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April 3, 1998
What's Poetry?
To celebrate National Poetry Month, Poet Laureate Robert
Pinsky reads a poem.
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MARCH
March 30, 1998
The
Old Country
Richard Rodriguez observes some American's self-consciousness
when it comes to Europe.
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March 26, 1998
A
Tribute to Time Magazine
As the venerable Time Magazine marks its 75 anniversary,
essayist Roger Rosenblatt takes time to praise "the original news magazine"
that is still "looked upon as the genuine article or collection of articles."
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March 23, 1998
Titanic Fever
Elizabeth Farnsworth looks at the ship, the tragedy, the industry,
and the fascination behind Titanic.
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March 19, 1998
Forum: Fact in Fiction
When does dramatic license become revisionism? |
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March 17, 1998
A Wee Shamrock
Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky recites a St. Patrick's Day poem. |
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March 11, 1998
Charlie
Chan
Roger Rosenblatt reminisces about Charlie Chan films in light of AMC's
day long movie marathon of Chan movies.
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March 9, 1998
Toni Morrison
Since publishing her first book, "The Bluest Eye," in 1970,
Toni Morrison has become one of America's premier novelists. Elizabeth Farnsworth
talks with the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author about her latest book,
"Paradise."
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March 6, 1998
Harlem Renaissance
An art educator and curator discuss the art and entertainment
scene that took place during the Harlem Renaissance.
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March 6, 1998
Forum: Beyond Engineering
Robert Pool explains how society shapes technology. |
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FEBRUARY
February 26, 1998
A
Doll for All
Essayist Clarence Page examines the history of Barbie and how
her new generation is changing racial perceptions in America.
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February 25, 1998
A Birthday Memory
In honor of the late Barbara Jordan, Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads a poem for his hero.
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February 20, 1998
Forum: Harlem Renaissance
An exhibit in San Francisco explores the artistic and cultural legacies of the 1920s and 30s. |
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February 19, 1998
Exiles
in Paradise
Claudia Bernardi's work as an artist and a volunteer helping
locate some of Argentina's thousands of disappeared inspires Anne Taylor Fleming.
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February 18, 1998
The
Color Brown
Richard Rodriguez argues, "Everywhere America is browning.
Los Angeles is our largest brown city, California the largest brown state."
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February 18, 1998
Birthday
Letters
In 1963, American poet Sylvia Plath killed herself. Since then,
her husband Ted Hughes has refused to respond to accusations that he was to
blame for her death. Now, in Birthday Letters, his new book of poetry, the British
poet laureate breaks his silence.
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February 17, 1998
Goodbye
New York
As many of New York's buildings begin to crumble, Roger Rosenblatt
bid adieu to his hometown.
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February 16, 1998
A Presidential Poem
In honor of President's day, Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads excerpts from a poem written by President Lincoln.
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February 13, 1998
Touch Of The Poet
Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky reads from a sequence of poems by William Butler Yeats that puts the romantic holiday in a different light.
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February 12, 1998
Special
Effects
The marriage of two strengths -- technology and entertainment --
has put Southern California on the road to economic recovery. Jeffrey Kaye reports
on how the public's appetite for high-tech media has spurred growth in several
related areas.
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February 11, 1998
Baby
Boom
Anne Taylor Fleming examines the the extension of a woman's childbearing
years: the ethics, morals and emotional value judgments involved in the issues
around post-menopausal pregnancy.
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February 10, 1998
Artistic
License
The $200 million epic "Titanic" is up for 14 Oscars while another
critically acclaimed film, Steven Spielberg's "Amistad", only garnered four
minor nominations. Both are examples of a growing trend towards so-called "historical"
movies. But do these films explore the truth or do they confuse fact with fiction?
Following a background report, Elizabeth Farnsworth explores the convergence
of art and history.
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February 6, 1998
Forum: The Art of Corporate Sponsorship
Does corporate sponsorship undermine an exhibit's integrity? |
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February 3, 1998
Artful
Faces
Ten years after the death of Andy Warhol, Richard Rodriguez contemplates
the pop artists portraits and influence.
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JANUARY
January 19, 1998
Show
Boat
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt sails away with his fantasies at a boat show.
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January 14, 1998
Watery
Muse
Essayist Jim Fisher of the Kansas City Star examines the work of artist
Gary Lucy.
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January 13, 1998
J'Accuse...!
Roger Rosenblatt offers some reflections upon a letter that toppled a government, freed a man, and brought honor to a nation. |
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January 5, 1998
Holy
Visit
Essayist Richard Rodriguez of the Pacific News Service considers the
Pope's upcoming visit to Cuba.
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January 2, 1998
Behind
the Mask
A major African art exhibit, on loan from Belgium's Tervuren Museum,
offers some valuable insight into Central African history and culture. But the
exhibit itself only tells half the story. Paul Solman reports. |
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January 1, 1998
Limited Edition
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt has some thoughts on a man who makes books. |
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