Oct 29 Friday's Art Notes By Tom LeGro In today's arts and culture headlines, Hobbit legislation passes in New Zealand. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Esperanza Spalding Takes on Dual Role in Jazz Jeffrey Brown profiles Esperanza Spalding, the young jazz phenomenon who pulls double duty on stage by playing the bass and singing. The classically trained bassist has appeared at the White House and is currently on a world-wide tour. Continue watching
Oct 28 On Thursday's NewsHour: Esperanza Spalding By Tom LeGro, Anne Azzi Davenport In this extended interview, Jeffrey Brown talks to Esperanza Spalding about the inspiration to her song, "Little Fly."… Continue reading
Oct 28 Foreclosure Issues Elicit Strong Debate By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Thursday's query: Name: John Magill Question: Regarding your Oct.14 article on foreclosures and specifically the… Continue reading
Oct 28 Thursday's Art Notes By Tom LeGro In today's arts and culture headlines, an American car enthusiast pays $4.1 million at auction to buy James Bond's most famous car and the New York Philharmonic renews its efforts to visit Cuba. Continue reading
Oct 28 From 'Yes We Can' to 'Yes We Can, but...' President Obama appears on Wednesday's "Daily Show with Jon Stewart." Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images. For the White House, the closing days of the midterm campaign is all about turning out key blocks of the Democratic base. Looking… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 7:27 W.S. Merwin on Becoming the New Poet Laureate By PBS News Hour Jeffrey Brown has a conversation with W.S. Merwin, who was appointed as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by The Library of Congress. Continue watching
Oct 27 Wednesday on the NewsHour: W.S. Merwin Watch Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin read more of his work. Continue reading
Oct 27 Pensions Pose Major Challenge for Governments Worldwide From France to San Francisco, pension reform is hot. What once was an arcane, wonky topic has become a political and social flashpoint in elections and - as in France - in the streets. Across the nation,… Continue reading
Oct 27 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Maya Angelou's personal papers, including letters from Malcolm X and James Baldwin and revisions of the poem she wrote to celebrate President Bill Clinton's inauguration, will be made public by the New York Public… Continue reading