Aug 27 Friday’s Art Notes After dominating the home video rental business for more than a decade and struggling to survive in recent years against Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster is preparing to file for bankruptcy next month. Continue reading
Aug 27 Gwen’s Take: Why We Love It When the President Goes Away By Gwen Ifill The president of the United States is on vacation. I am not. It rained for his first three days in Martha's Vineyard. The sun was shining here in Washington. (Tee hee.) Forgive my enjoyment. But it's nice to take a… Continue reading
Aug 27 Bernanke Says Fed Is Ready to Help; Carter Wins American’s Release There is more evidence out Friday morning that the U.S. economy has slowed to nearly a crawl of late. The gross domestic product, or GDP, which is the value of all goods and services produced, was revised downward by the… Continue reading
Aug 27 Tweeting in the Golden Years: Older Americans Using Social Media More Diane Singleton of Houston, Texas, admits she's 50-something but not much more. On her Facebook page, however, you can find out where she went to high school and which local businesses she "likes." Singleton is part of a growing number… Continue reading
Aug 26 U.N. Security Council Meets About Mass Rape in Congo The United Nations is calling for urgent action in response to the mass rape of nearly 200 women and children in Congo by Rwandan and Congolese rebels. The Security Council held an emergency session on the issue Thursday, amid… Continue reading
Aug 26 Community Supported Art Harvests Creativity In Minneapolis, two arts organizations have taken a business model created by small, independent farmers and adapted it for the visual arts. Continue reading
Aug 26 Is Economic Hardship Bottoming Out? By Dante Chinni When you are down long enough it can be hard to recognize the start of a turnaround. That's actually been the story of the U.S. economy over the past eight months - a touch of good news, followed by set… Continue reading
Aug 26 At Louisiana Forum, Questions on Oil Spill’s Long-Term Impact By Tom Bearden So many questions, so few definitive answers. Last Saturday, I participated in the taping of a television program called "Louisiana Public Square." It's part of a monthly public affairs series that airs on the six non-commercial television stations that… Continue reading
Aug 26 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a New York film student is charged with a murder attempt against a Muslim taxi driver and the original Kermit the Frog is donated to the Smithsonian. Continue reading
Aug 25 Richard Misrach’s Photographs Speak Volumes about Katrina’s Devastation By Molly Finnegan "Destroy This Memory" is a narrative photo series by Richard Misrach comprised of 69 color prints that showcases the graffiti messages scrawled by Katrina victims and rescue workers. Continue reading