May 05 Conversation: Rebecca Solnit, Biographer of Eadweard Muybridge Rebecca Solnit is the author of "River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West," which won the 2003 National Book Award for Criticism, and a contributor to the exhibition catalog for the current Muybridge exhibition at the Corcoran… Continue reading
May 04 Jim Lehrer: Fielding Questions on Shields and Brooks By Hari Sreenivasan As his road trip across the country continues, Jim Lehrer checked in with us from Albuquerque. He recently managed to check out the Greyhound Museum in Hibbing, Minn., while in Minneapolis for a speaking engagement. Jim… Continue reading
May 03 Weekly Poem: ‘Reading Stephen Crane’s ‘War Is Kind’ to My Husband’ By Tom LeGro Jehanne Dubrow is the author of three poetry collections: "The Hardship Post," "From the Fever-World" and most recently "Stateside," which is an exploration of the long history of military wives waiting for their husbands to return from war. Continue reading
Apr 30 A Downbeat Derby Weekend: Writer Trots Out Horse Racing’s Money Woes By Jeffrey Brown This annual running of the Kentucky Derby -- this weekend marks the 136th running -- is meant to mark a joyous time of the year, with its frilly hats, mint juleps, betting slips, and of course, the horses. Continue reading
Apr 30 Conversation: Peter Berg, Creator and Executive Producer of ‘Friday Night Lights’ By Molly Finnegan NBC's television drama "Friday Night Lights," shows football as the raison d'etre for the small, fictional community of Dillon, Tx., but its residents also learn that life is about much more than touchdowns. Continue reading
Apr 30 Jim Lehrer on the Road: A Dispatch From Kansas City All of those great lines from the musical "Oklahoma" leapt into -- and remained -- in my mind the whole time I was in Kansas City. Yes, everything is up to date... etc., etc. It's a… Continue reading