Jan 11 Weekly Poem: 'Our Valley' By Tom LeGro Philip Levine is the author of numerous books of poetry, most recently "News of the World" (2009). The poem above, "Our Valley," originally appeared in the November 2008 issue of Poetry. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Once Again, NBC to Reshuffle Nightime Lineup NBC plans to reshuffle its late night programming by pushing Jay Leno's show back to 11:30 p.m. Jeffrey Brown explores how the move will affect viewers and networks. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Despite Years of Crushing Poverty, Hope Grows in Haiti In the next installment of a series on fragile states, special correspondent Kira Kay reports on Haiti's struggle to overcome years of political turmoil and severe poverty. Continue watching
Jan 08 Unveiling the Latest and Greatest in E-Reading Technology Every week, it seems, there’s an announcement of a new electronic reader — a new gadget for reading that is NOT one of those of soft or hardbound pieces of printed matter we’ve all carried… Continue reading
Jan 08 Conversation: Terry Teachout, Author of 'Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong' By Tom LeGro Louis Armstrong is the subject of the biography, "Pops," by Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal drama critic and Commentary Magazine cultural critic. Continue reading
Jan 08 Around the Nation, Friday Roundup Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Jan 08 Good Grief: Style and the 'Single Man' Based on the 1964 Christopher Isherwood novel of the same name, "A Single Man" is the cinematic debut of Tom Ford, an artist who, until now, was known for his role as creative director at fashion house Gucci. His foray… Continue reading
Jan 07 Conversation: The Latest in E-Readers By Tom LeGro In another in our series, "The Next Chapter of Reading," Jeffrey Brown talks to Wired staff writer Priya Ganapati, who is at the International Consumer Electronics Show, about what she's seeing in the latest e-reader products. Continue reading