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
Apr 29 Conversation: Winner of the 2010 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest By Molly Finnegan Earlier this week, 53 students from around the nation gathered in Washington for the 2010 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, an annual event that encourages the love of spoken word among young people. Continue reading
Apr 28 Conversation: Sir Patrick Stewart Stars in 'Hamlet' Tonight on PBS By Molly Finnegan Tonight on PBS, Great Performances presents the television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2009 production of "Hamlet." David Tennant stars as Hamlet to Sir Patrick Stewart's ambitious but flawed Claudius. Continue reading
Apr 28 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Tim O'Brien's 'The Things They Carried' Turns 20 By Molly Finnegan Thursday on the NewsHour, a book about war that has stood the test of time. Jeffrey Brown talks to Tim O'Brien about his landmark work, "The Things They Carried," a piece of fiction based on the author's experience serving in… Continue reading
Apr 28 Patchwork Nation: The Housing Market and the 'Real' Recovery By Dante Chinni Standing in the spring of 2010 looking around at the economy, we think it's worth asking: What does a recovery look like? There have been positive signs lately - the auto industry looks much better and consumer confidence… Continue reading