Jun 03 Watch Paul McCartney’s White House Serenade President Barack Obama presented former Beatle Paul McCartney with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, on behalf of the Library of Congress. Jim Lehrer has a look at McCartney's serenade to the president and first lady at the White House. Continue watching
Jun 02 Artists Team Up to Create World Cup ‘Posters’ By Tom LeGro Capturing the frenzy, anticipation and pride behind the first World Cup in Africa required the work of contemporary artists, inspiration from six continents and 17 posters. Continue reading
Jun 02 2010 World Cup Art Posters FIFA sanctioned the German art marketing agency Brands United to pull together a series of official posters for soccer’s biggest event. Images courtesy of David Krut Publishing. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch Married Authors Explore Politics, Philosophy Behind Happiness Jeffrey Brown talks to authors and spouses Derek and Sissela Bok, married to each other for 55 years, about their new books exploring the politics and the philosophy of happiness. Continue watching
Jun 01 In Tourist Town, Memorial Day Travel Kicks Off Test of Summer Economy By Dante Chinni Memorial Day, the unofficial kickoff of summer, means something more than just warmer temperatures and the coming end of the school year in some places. It is about turning five months of red ink to black. For vacation towns… Continue reading
Jun 01 Conversation: The Life, Work and Legacy of Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010 By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Guggenheim Museum, about the life and work of Louise Bourgeois. Continue reading
Jun 01 Reporter’s Notebook: Obesity on the Rise in China By Ray Suarez If one picture from China can tell a story of how this country has changed in the 21st century, it's one of a line of youths boarding a bus in front of a hospital for a field trip. It's a… Continue reading
Jun 01 How Economics Affect the Oil Spill Blame Game The underwater gusher in the Gulf has critics pointing fingers every which way. British Petroleum is the obvious first choice, but Obama administration officials are another easy target: It happened on their watch. Or you can blame the predecessor Bush… Continue reading
Jun 01 Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010 Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American artist whose sculptures explored women's issues and were highly influential on younger artists over a long career, died on Monday in New York. She was 98. Continue reading