Sep 23 Activists Uncertain About Prospects for 'Don't Ask-Don't Tell' Repeal Gay rights advocates are regrouping after the Senate on Tuesday voted down legislation that would have allowed gays to serve openly in the military, and are uncertain about the prospects for turning the vote around during a lame-duck session… Continue reading
Sep 23 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Art Institute of Chicago sues the engineering company who helped build its Modern wing. Continue reading
Sep 22 Around the Nation Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Author Shteyngart Envisions Love Amid Ruins of a Collapsed America Author Gary Shteyngart takes a satirical approach to the economic meltdown in America, combined with a love story in a world of tech-crazy savages in his new novel "Super Sad True Love Story." Jeffrey Brown sits down with the author. Continue watching
Sep 22 'Art of Dirt' and Rural Life An exhibit sponsored by International Development Enterprises in Denver features paintings and photos of rural life in places such as India, Honduras, Ethiopia and Vietnam, along with models of IDE's irrigation and water sanitation equipment for visitors to try. Continue reading
Sep 22 Why Can't New Jobs Be Created Immediately? This entry is cross-posted on the Business Desk, where business and economics correspondent Paul Solman answers your questions on economic news. Follow Paul on Twitter. Question: First of all, thank you for the articles on the 99ers. We… Continue reading
Sep 22 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the KennedyCenter gets a big donation from its chairman. Continue reading
Sep 21 Survey: What Distracts You the Most While Driving? A Washington, D.C., police officer hands a warning Tuesday to a driver who was talking on his cell phone. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Government leaders and safety advocates are meeting again Tuesday in Washington to discuss ways… Continue reading
Sep 21 Mongolia's Nomads Face Changing Culture By Talea Miller As more young Mongolians abandon the traditional nomadic lifestyle of their families, older generations worry the culture of Mongolian nomads could be threatened. Continue reading
Sep 21 Conversation: Kendall Messick's Close-Up of 'The Projectionist' By Molly Finnegan Delaware movie projectionist Gordon Brinckle had an extraordinary secret: Over the course of nearly 50 years, he created a miniature movie palace in his basement that he called the Shalimar. Photographer Kendall Messick has published a new book of photographs… Continue reading