Feb 05 Friday on the NewsHour: 'A Rift in the Land' By Tom LeGro Michele Voltaire Marcelin, an artist, poet, spoken word performer and teacher, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Since the earthquake struck that country last month, she has been struggling to make sense of the destruction. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Understanding Haiti's Disaster Through a Poet's Eyes Michele Voltaire Marcelin, an artist, poet, spoken word performer and teacher, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Since the earthquake struck that country last month, she has been struggling to make sense of the destruction. Continue watching
Feb 04 Karl Case's (Poetic) Reflections on the Housing Market We've been interviewing Wellesley economics professor Karl 'Chip' Case since the last housing crash here in Boston in the late '80s, and as recently as a few weeks ago with his well-known collaborator Bob Shiller. He… Continue reading
Feb 04 Winter Forecast: Art to Blanket Region By Tom LeGro When it comes to photography, a Wilson Bentley image can be described much like his favorite subject, the snowflake: Each is one of a kind. After all, the Vermont farmer was the first to ever photograph one. Continue reading
Feb 03 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Using Drama to Understand and Heal the Wounds of War A dramatic performance project called "Theater of War" uses ancient Greek tragedies for a very special goal: To link ancient and modern warriors in an understanding of war's pain and mental agony. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch Away from Battle, Soldiers Find Relief in 'Theater of War' At military bases around the nation, performances of Greek drama are linking ancient and modern warriors in an understanding of war's pain and mental agony. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Feb 02 Haiti Puts Brakes on New Adoptions By Talea Miller Updated 6:30pm ET In the wake of the arrest of ten American missionaries in Haiti detained on charges of illegally trying to take 33 children out of the country -- the missionaries say they were going to set up… Continue reading