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
Apr 21 New $100 Bill Gets a Facelift By Tom LeGro In the appropriately named Cash Room of the Department of the Treasury, Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios, along with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner, unveiled a new design of the $100 bill… Continue reading
Apr 20 Remembering Dorothy Height I was always thoroughly intimidated in Dorothy Height's presence. It's not because she was regal or holier-than-thou. It's that she was neither of those things. And somehow, she should have been. Could easily have been. In the news business,… Continue reading
Apr 20 Preview: Singer Natalie Merchant Is Well-Versed on Her New Album By Molly Finnegan After a 7 year hiatus, singer and songwriter Natalie Merchant has just released a 2-disc album titled "Leave Your Sleep," a collection of 26 traditional poems set to original music. The project began shortly after the birth of her daughter… Continue reading
Apr 20 Judy Woodruff's Lifetime Achievement Award By Hari Sreenivasan We try not to toot our own very often but there are certain exceptions which must be made, and this is one of them. Our own Judy Woodruff receives a lifetime achievement award Tuesday -- along with NPR's Deborah… Continue reading