Apr 23 A Love Letter to San Francisco’s ‘La Mission’ By Tom LeGro When Peter and Benjamin Bratt grew up in San Francisco's Mission district in the 1970's, it was a neighborhood of Native American and Latino activists, low rider cars, Peruvian flute players, and vibrant murals that related the local history. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Pulitzer-Winner Fiore Puts Modern Mark on Political Cartooning Correspondent Spencer Michels has the story of political cartoonist Mark Fiore, the first Internet animator to win the Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning, and the occasional controversy sparked by his stinging political wit. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch Ethiopia’s Abundant Farming Investments Leave Many Still Hungry Ethiopia's Abundant Farming Investments Leave Many Still Hungry… Continue watching
Apr 22 Two Companies Make It Easy Being Green For Earth Day, we take a look at two companies in the music industry that have made environmentally-friendly practices a priority. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch NBA’s Shaq Sizes Up Art World, With Works Large and Small The NBA's larger-than-life Shaquille O'Neal is making his mark on the art world with a new exhibit of art both large and small. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the "Size Does Matter" exhibit that the basketball star helped curate. Continue watching
Apr 21 When Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Want to Pay to Stay Editor’s note: Paul has been reporting recently on the foreclosure crisis in Florida, and particularly on homeowners walking away from their underwater mortgages. In some cases, soon-to-be-foreclosed-on homeowners who want to stay in their homes are prepared to… Continue reading
Apr 21 Jim Lehrer on the Road: Update From New York City An update from New York City: Last night's party for "Super" was, in fact, super. The MacNeils and the Quinlans created a wonderful event. The president of the Borough of Brooklyn even made me an honorary… Continue reading
Apr 21 Conversation: Tribeca Film Festival Opens Amid Changing Industry By Tom LeGro Wednesday marks the premiere of the ninth annual Tribeca Film Festival. Over the next 12 days, the festival will screen 496 films, out of the 5,050 features and shorts that were submitted, from 38 different countries -- the most submissions… Continue reading