Jan 12 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Philip Levine By Tom LeGro At 82, Philip Levine is author of some 20 volumes of verse and is one of the nation’s most honored poets with a Pulitzer Prize and numerous other awards. But he started life in Detroit, working in auto plants… Continue reading
Jan 12 Andrew Moore: 'Detroit Disassembled' An exhibition of photographs by Andrew Moore is on display at the Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York that captures the lost world of Detroit -- abandoned auto plants taken over by plants, burned out high schools frozen in time. Continue reading
Jan 12 Philip Levine Reads 'Our Valley' Poet Philip Levine reads some of his poems, including "Our Valley," and continues his conversation with Jeffrey Brown. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch Poet Philip Levine Recalls Life at the Factory Jeffrey Brown profiles Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. Continue watching
Jan 11 Prop 8 Trial: Watch Interviews With Gay Couple, Opposition Lawyer By Hari Sreenivasan On tonight's NewsHour, Spencer Michels began our coverage of the federal trial over same-sex marriage in California that could have an impact across the country. Watch his extended interview with Stuart Gaffney and John Lewis, a gay couple… Continue reading
Jan 11 Eric Rohmer, 89, Made Intellectual Films About People's Emotional Lives By Arts Desk French director and film critic Eric Rohmer died Monday at the age of 89 in Paris. Continue reading
Jan 11 Tonight on PBS, Sam Cooke Brings It Home Tonight on PBS, a look at the velvet-voiced star who helped break the pop music color barrier with his gospel-infused R&B in "Sam Cooke: Crossing Over". Continue reading
Jan 11 A 'Brown v. Board' for Same-Sex Marriage? California's ban on same-sex marriage goes on trial in federal court today. The case, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, was brought by advocates of same-sex marriage hoping to overturn Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in California with 52 percent… Continue reading