Feb 04 Obama's Remarks on Executive Compensation By PBS News Hour President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner imposed tough rules Wednesday to rein in corporate pay, capping executive compensation at $500,000 a year for companies getting taxpayer funds. Here are the president's prepared remarks:… Continue reading
Feb 03 Kennedy Center Offers Non-profits a Helping Hand; NEA Gets New Acting Chairman The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday the creation of a program to provide non-profit organizations free counseling in fundraising, marketing and budgeting to help them weather the current economic crisis. Continue reading
Feb 03 'Slumdog' Attracts Controversy, Awards By Arts Desk It's been a week of mixed blessings for the makers of "Slumdog Millionaire," a rags-to-riches love story set in Mumbai, India. Continue reading
Feb 02 Levon Helm: Rambling on the Roots Nestled in the woods at the foot of the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, the majestic wooden structure that is home to Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble concert series is quite the site. Continue reading
Feb 02 Weekly Poem: 'Pittsburgh' In honor of the Steelers' Super Bowl victory, we've gone into the Poetry Series archive. Continue reading
Jan 30 Conversation: Author Neil Gaiman By Arts Desk Author Neil Gaiman is a man of many genres: science fiction, graphic novels -- some of you will know his "Sandman" series -- screenplays, adult fiction, as well as books for young readers. Continue reading
Jan 30 A Setting Fitting for a Master By Arts Desk Watching the 2003 interview I did with John Updike, who died this week, brought back very warm memories about the man and a very special day. Whenever we have the opportunity to travel and visit with writers and artists, we… Continue reading
Jan 29 In Signing First Bill Into Law, Obama Touts Equal-pay for All By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law Thursday, an equal-pay measure championed by labor and women's rights backers, reversing a 2007 Supreme Court decision that made it harder to sue for pay discrimination. Continue reading
Jan 29 Faced With Economic Troubles, Brandeis to Close Rose Art Museum What is the value of art in bad economic times? Brandeis University discovered an answer this week when its president, Jehuda Reinharz, announced plans to close the esteemed Rose Art Museum and sell its collection. Continue reading
Jan 28 Three Gems From a Quiet Sundance It was a tough time for filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival, that annual nexus for lesser-seen cinema in Park City, Utah. Thanks to the recession, changing technology and an industry struggling to catch up, less than a dozen… Continue reading