Oct 20 Conversation: William Kentridge By Tom LeGro Premiering nationwide Thursday on PBS is art:21's latest film, "William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible." Kentridge, a South African artist, is well known for his wide dynamic range of works: charcoal drawings, animations, video installations, sculptures and performance pieces. Continue reading
Oct 20 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, "Flight of the Bumblebee" is played in record time. Continue reading
Oct 19 One Producer's Take on Putting a Human Face on the Foreclosure Story By Elizabeth Shell Editor’s note: Here on Making Sen$e, we like to highlight great and interesting work, tools and multimedia that are circulating the Web. While those usually involve the bylines of economists or business experts, that’s not always the case. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Former World Bank President Reflects on 'A Global Life' Jeffrey Brown talks to James Wolfensohn about his memoir, "A Global Life," and his 10 years at the helm of the World Bank. Wolfensohn, who grew up in Australia, worked in London and on Wall Street, reflects on the increasing… Continue watching
Oct 19 'Death by Fire': Was Cameron Todd Willingham Wrongfully Executed? Just a little over a year ago my jaw dropped while reading David Grann's New Yorker account of the Cameron Todd Willingham case. The central character is a man who beats his wife, parties too much, listens to heavy… Continue reading
Oct 19 Conversation: Poet Elizabeth Alexander By Tom LeGro On January 20, 2009, Elizabeth Alexander was vaulted onto a stage few poets ever see when she was asked to compose and read a poem, "Praise Song for the Day," at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Her latest book… Continue reading
Oct 19 Economy Divides Voters in Tight Nevada Senate Race LAS VEGAS | In the Silver State's closely watched Senate race between incumbent Harry Reid and Tea Party favorite Sharron Angle, supporters on both sides of the spectrum voice deep concern over the state's hard-hit economy. Continue reading
Oct 19 Women Journalists Honored for Risky Reporting in Colombia, Tanzania Every year, the Courage in Journalism Awards honor a group of women for their reporting in dangerous locales around the world. The International Women's Media Foundation has recognized four winners this year: Vicky Ntetema, Claudia Julieta Duque,… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch As Sudan Prepares for Secession Vote, Fears of Unrest Intensify Margaret Warner talks to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about the ethnic tension in Sudan ahead of an important referendum on whether the oil-rich South should secede. Continue watching
Oct 18 Food Insecurity a Chronic Problem in Mozambique By Talea Miller MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE | Maputo's streets were buzzing with commercial activity Monday and its beaches packed over the weekend with families having picnics and friends sharing beers. But just last month, there was a very different scene here: riots over… Continue reading